Sloan

Sloan's ninth album, "Parallel Play", will be released next Tuesday, June 10th.

We will be launching the album with a taping of a performance for MSN Sympatico's Orange Lounge series. This will be filmed live at the Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto on June 10th, and broadcast via the internet on the MSN Sympatico website.

Sloan have been given a limited number of passes to give out fans. Please e-mail info@sloanmusic.com with "Orange Lounge Passes" in the subject to enter the contest. Two passes will be given to the first 20 people we hear from. We'll alert the winners via e-mail and the passes can be picked up at the door next Tuesday night. Please note that this event is 19+.

We are also playing a NXNE showcase set on Thursday June 12th at 8pm at the Mod Club. NXNE wristbands and passes will be accepted and a limited number of tickets will be available at the door.

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Sloan have started rehearsing their new songs for Summer touring. Parallel Play will be available in stores on June 10th and we'll have some exciting release party news as well as new tour dates to announce soon.

In the mean time, our friend Kevin Hilliard has edited together a glimpse of the rehearsals and some first-hand information about the new disc.

We've also added some of the new songs to our myspace profile. Feel free to link to them on your own profiles to help get the word out about the new album.

The competition will be formidable on Sunday May 25th, as Chris Murphy makes a guest appearance on CBC television's Test The Nation-Sports.

Will Chris' quick wit stand up to that of the other celebrity guests? Will the extreme sports team have a chance against the sportscasters? I guess we'll just have to tune in to find out.

The Onion AV Club have compiled a list of their favorite bands with "more than one prominent lead singer".

We're happy to have made the list.

Also, in breaking news, there was a nod to Jay's "Witch's Wand" in the Rolling Stone Blog.

"Believe In Me" has been serviced to Canadian radio, and it is starting to be added to rock radio playlists. Please request it played on your favorite local stations.

This song features a cameo performance by Patrick's father on the keys. He joined the band live onstage for their encore in Halifax last year,and Patrick invited him into their studio last December to lay down some tracks.

Gregory Macdonald fans can rest assured that "The Goose" will still be joining us on our upcoming live shows as Dick Pentland was unable to commit to the dates at this time.

Sloan will launch their new album, Parallel Play with a run of US dates. See our tour dates section for all of the details.

We are happy to be returning to some of our favorite venues with our friends The Golden Dogs supporting on most of the shows.

Plenty of updates on the horizon including photos and video from the making of the new album, summer shows, and a fall tour of Canada.

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As a result of a timely tip from an astute fan, I can report that the Sloan episode of Beautiful Noise that was recorded last June is going to be on TV this Saturday. It will be broadcast on Sun TV (Rogers 15, Cogeco 8, Bell XpressVu 213, StarChoice 326) at 7pm (eastern) this Saturday, 26 April.

Thank you Laura. Thank you Facebook.

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Sloan have completed work on their ninth studio album, "Parallel Play", which is due to be released on June 10th. In Canada, the album will be available on Sloan's own murderecords, distributed by Red Ink Music. In the USA, we are once again working with our friends at Yep Roc Records.

The album was recorded this winter at Sloan's studio space and features 13 new songs.

We will soon have news about our summer and fall tour plans. We'll also have some brand new audio and video posted before long, so be sure to check regularly for updates.

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