Webcuts Music

They released one of 2011′s finest albums with the 20th anniversary celebrating The Double Cross and now my own personal rock n’ roll heroes Sloan are to release their first live bootleg LP. Titled Is That All I Get? the album documents the band ‘rough and ready’ style after a year of touring their debut album Smeared and features nascent versions of tracks which would later appear on the Twice Removed. Released in a limited edition of 300 hand-numbered copies and pressed on green marble vinyl, the album will be available for purchase on Monday November 14.

Jump on this free singles compilation from Canada’s greatest pop-rock export, Sloan. Recently celebrating their 20th anniversary and the release of their 10th album, The Double Cross, this 14 track mix brings you up to speed.

Like a lucky dip of all the great hooks and melodies in the history of song, the Canadian pop/rock quartet Sloan have been consistently, effortlessly, wonderfully, making music together since 1991. Over the years, Webcuts have been great patrons (who could forget our roadtrip through the US in 2000 following them supporting legendary Ohio rock n’ roll alcoholics Guided by Voices? Not us) and have enjoyed our encounters, be it Sydney, London or New York. Mind you, a gig in the UK right now would be a sight for sore eyes considering they last played here in January of 2006 (please, somebody have a word). Currently touring the US in support of their 10th album, the 8.5/10 awarded The Double Cross, they recently dropped into the AV Club studios to pick out a cover from a dwindling list to choose from and decided on Gary Numan’s 1979 hit “Cars”. Suffice to say, we dig it. Go Canada.

The best band to come out of Canada, ever, celebrate their 20th anniversary with The Double Cross. It’s a Roman numeral thing, y’dig?

If there’s some kind of Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in Canada, Sloan are a guaranteed shoe-in. For the last 20 years, these power-pop statesmen have failed to put a foot wrong.  Soon to release their 10th album, The Double Cross and get into full anniversary swing, the band have given out lead track [...]

In Sloan’s case, it was definitely the A Sides that won, but there’s some forgotten treats amongst this rarities collection.

Indispensable Canadian power pop quartet Sloan return with a brand new internet-only 5 track EP entitled Some of the Wealth and are offering fans a little taste in exchange for a game of ‘you give me something of yours, i’ll give you something of mine’.

Ladies and gentlemen, the envelope please! Webcuts favourite albums of 2008 as argued and fought over by us, including star-studded appearances from Beach House, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Nick Cave, Santogold, Okkervil River and many more…

We graze of the green pastures of 2007 and find the cream of the crop including Damn Arms, Grinderman, Spoon, The Concretes, Feist, Faker, John Doe, The Shins and more.