Here is a blurb written on the CTV website.
"Following the 30-track epic that is Never Hear the End of It, the guys in pop/rock band Sloan have, for the time being, toned down their now legendary creative output. For their latest album, Parallel Play, Sloan's members each contributed three songs (except for Andrew who has four). For most bands, four distinct creative visions - and egos - would almost certainly mean eminent disaster. But for Sloan it's the only way to fly. Here, the differences in process, influences, and taste that would fracture a lesser band are the very reason the band functions"
