Sloan‘s new record, Parallel Play—at 13 tracks, shorter by half than their last record, the aptly titled Never Hear the End of It—drops June 10 onYep Roc in the US and—HUH-WHAAAAA?—murderrecords in Canada. The group revived its New Seattle-era record label with an impossible-to-attend show at Canadian Music Week in March, and it’s not just a novelty thing—they’ve signed keyboard outfit Pony Da Look and Will Currie and the Country French, whose albums hit the streets on April 29.
A tour will take place, with dates TBA. TT
This article appears in Apr 10-16, 2008.