About this podcast
Two superfans take deep dives into the career and catalogue of the Canadian rock band Sloan.
Episodes
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- Ep. 64: B Sides Win Vol. 1, 1992-1997 · 1 h 33 min · Season 1 Episode 64We continue to fill gaps in our coverage of the Sloan discography, delving this time into the first of three official B Sides releases on physical media and Volume 1, 1992-1997…
- Ep. 63: Hit & Run · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 63We address a rather conspicuous gap in our coverage of the Sloan discography, tackling all 13 minutes of 2009's punchy Hit & Run EP (plus bonus track). As Sloan's first true (at…
- Ep. 62: Based on the Best Seller (P)review · 2 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 62It's finally (almost) here! Sloan's 14th studio album, Based on the Based Seller, is a 12-track romp through both modern stylings and blasts from the past. On this latest episode…
- Ep. 61: Sloan in Japan (ft. Linda Noelle Bush) · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 61We're back with new content! On this episode, Sloan inner circle member and music industry professional Linda Noelle Bush joins us to walk us through her time touring with the…
- Emergency Update! · 5 min@Sloancast is dead. Long live @sloancastpodcast. Stay tuned for more emergency content as Sloan 14 becomes more tangible!
- Ep. 60: Alan Wong and 90s Web Fandom · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 60A/S/L? On this episode, we fall deep into the phenomenon that was 90s web superfandom with the one and only Alan Wong, alias SquirrelAl—webmaster of the legendary Sloan Hut. We…
- Ep. 59: Bass Challenge · 1 h 52 min · Season 1 Episode 59We are back — and once again joined by Trenton, NJ based musician and Sloan superfan Aaron Pinto. In this sequel to last year’s Drum Challenge, Rob and Aaron attempt to correctly…
- Ep. 58: Brian Walsby · 1 h 27 min · Season 1 Episode 58We dig into the Sloancast vault and uncover an entertaining conversation with artist and musician Brian Walsby about his newfound love for the GBOAT and his involvement as…
- Ep. 57: Twice Removed (Part 2) · 2 h 27 min · Season 1 Episode 57Travis and Dave from the band Heron & Crane come back to Sloancast to dive into their experiences with the GBOAT's sophomore album and to discuss each of Twice Removed's tracks…
- Ep. 56: Twice Removed (Part 1) · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 56We're (finally) back and we're finally addressing the elephant in the room. After four years, the time has come to discuss what many consider to be the band's greatest…
- Ep. 55: Patrick Pentland talks Smeared · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 55This episode is a real haymaker: we had the pleasure of welcoming hitmaker Patrick Pentland back to Sloancast to discuss the band's goings-on in 2024, including the anticipated…
- Ep. 54: Chris Trowbridge · 1 h 43 min · Season 1 Episode 54We welcome producer, record collector and legendary liner-note-writer Chris Trowbridge (aka Chico T. Sanchez) as we discuss the Halifax music scene of the early 90s and dive deep…
- Ep. 53: 12 (feat. Julian Muia) · 2 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 53Sloan's 12th studio album — 2018's aptly titled "12" — is an exercise in collaboration and Sloanocracy. After half a dozen years of ripening, we're joined by musician and power…
- Ep. 52: The Closers · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 52As a bookend to our "Openers" episode, we individually rank and discuss each of the closing tracks to Sloan's 13 studio albums and reveal the Sloancast community rankings as…
- Ep. 51: The Openers · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 51What makes a great opening track? In this episode, we dig into the openers to each of the band's 13 studio album releases to date. Rob and Ken deliver their own rankings, and we…
- Ep. 50: Elaine Hsu · 1 h 45 min · Season 1 Episode 50In celebration of our 50th episode, we invited superfan, artist and early Sloan internet celebrity Elaine Hsu to tell us her story. Join us as we chat about about the early Sloan…
- Ep. 49: Drum Challenge · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 49Think you know Sloan? How's your musical acumen? How attentive of a listener are you? Rob and recurring guest Aaron Pinto try to guess 20 Sloan songs based alone off of an…
- Ep. 48: Craig Northey · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 48We were thrilled to be able to welcome Odds frontman and Trans-Canada Highwaymen member Craig Northey to Sloancast! Listen in to hear about the upcoming Odds studio LP, his…
- Ep. 47: Smeared · 2 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 47We may have missed the official 30th anniversary of Sloan's debut LP last year, but the time has finally come to delve deep into Smeared. We welcome fellow Sloan superfan and…
- Ep. 46: Gordon from Double Wonderful · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 46We talk to NYC-based Sloan superfan and band t-shirt creator extraordinaire, Gordon Kenny (alias Double Wonderful), about his Sloan-centric family upbringing and the New York…
