It might be a cold day in early February, but shit just got all kindsa warmer with the return of Sloan.
The veteran Canadian power-pop band is back with their first new album in four years, titled Sloan 12 and due April 6 via Murderecords/Yep Roc Records, and a dependably catchy new jam in “The Day Will Be Mine.” Listen to it below.
This new record features equal contributions from the quartet, as each member provided three songs apiece to compose the LP. That marks a heightened sense of collaboration than found on 2014’s Commonwealth. “That album was more of everyone retreating to corners to produce and sequence a side of their own material,” says Sloan’s Jay Ferguson. “This one would potentially have more collaboration than usual.”
To celebrate Sloan 12, Halifax’s proper gentlemen will set out on a 34-date North American tour that circles back for a May 7 date at Brighton Music Hall in Allston. Tickets go on sale Friday (February 9).
Peep all the dates once you’re properly warmed up.
SLOAN 2018 North American Tour Dates
April 3 – Sudbury, ON Townehouse
April 4 – Thunder Bay, ON Crocks
April 5 – Winnipeg, MB The Pyramid
April 6 – Regina, SK Turvey Centre
April 7 – Saskatoon, SK Broadway Theatre
April 8 – Red Deer, AB Bo’s Bar & Grill
April 9 – Grande Prairie, AB Better Than Fred’s
April 11 – Calgary,AB Marquee Beer Market
April 12 – Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
April 13 – Medicine Hat, AB The Silver Buckle
April 14 – Fernie, AB Fernie Resort
April 15 – Nelson, BC Spirit Bar
April 17 – Campbell River, BC Tidemark Theatre
April 18 – Nanaimo, BC The Port Theatre
April 19 – Victoria, BC Capital Ballroom
April 20 – Vancouver, BC Imperial
April 21 – Portland, OR The Doug Fir
April 22 – Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater
April 24 – San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
April 25 – Los Angeles, CA The Moroccan Lounge
May 3 – Halifax, NS Marquee (ECMA festival)
May 5 – Portland, ME Empire
May 7 – Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
May 9 – Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
May 10 – New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
May 11 – Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
May 12 – Buffalo, NY Iron Works
May 19 – Bala, ON Kee to Bala
June 19 – Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
June 20 – Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
June 22 – St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill Duck Room
June 23 – Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
June 24 – Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
June 27 – Timmins, ON Stars and Thunder Festival