When I think of my relationship with Sloan over the last two decades, I can honestly say I never expected the band to give me musical epiphanies or change the world. But I did expect consistency— in creating catchy, clever rock and roll, giving up hit after hit with no surprises. That is exactly what the band has done over and over, and again with The Double Cross. After all this time, Sloan still (thankfully) claims no false pretension, doesn’t aspire to make lame rock-opera musicals (I’m looking at you, Green Day), preferring instead to deliver on what it knows best. Good on ya, boys for sticking it out and finding ways to make hits without sounding passe.
This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2011.
Wow, could you provide a less informative review? One paragraph, and half of it was spent discussing things other than the album itself.
Can anyone recommend a good site for album reviews? If you look at The Coast, Chart Attack.com, and even Rolling Stone, you generally just get a one paragraph review that has little to do with the actual songs on the album.
…pitchfork.com?