Between the Bridges

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Between the Bridges
Sloan Between the Bridges.jpg
Studio album by
Sloan
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1999
RecordedMay 1999 – June 1999 at Chemical Sound Studios, Toronto
GenreRock, power pop
Length45:51
Labelmurderecords[1]
ProducerBrenndan McGuire, Sloan
Sloan chronology
4 Nights at the Palais Royale
(1999) 		Between the Bridges
(1999) 		Pretty Together
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork7.9/10[4]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[citation needed]

Between the Bridges is the fifth album by Canadian rock band Sloan.[5][6] The album was recorded in six weeks and was released in 1999 on Murderecords. The album continued the band's progression towards 1970s-influenced rock mixed with 1960s and 70s influenced pop. The album marks a pivotal move forward for the group, expanding on their influences and featured another successful single in their native Canada, "Losing California".

Critical reception[]

The A.V. Club wrote that "though many dismissed the album as creatively arrested, its suite-like construction and autobiographical structure makes it Sloan's most fully realized effort."[7] Exclaim! called the album "a pop thrill from start to finish."[1] The Washington Post wrote that "the fact that all four musicians both write and sing gives the sound breadth, yet at no cost to cohesiveness."[8]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The N.S."Andrew Scott/Sloan4:37
2."So Beyond Me"Chris Murphy/Sloan2:53
3."Don't You Believe a Word"Jay Ferguson/Sloan3:15
4."Friendship"Patrick Pentland/Sloan3:21
5."Sensory Deprivation"Andrew Scott/Sloan6:20
6."All By Ourselves"Chris Murphy/Sloan3:54
7."A Long Time Coming"Patrick Pentland/Sloan4:33
8."Waiting for Slow Songs"Jay Ferguson/Sloan3:15
9."Losing California"Patrick Pentland/Sloan2:56
10."The Marquee and the Moon"Chris Murphy/Sloan3:09
11."Take Good Care of the Poor Boy"Jay Ferguson/Sloan3:16
12."Delivering Maybes"Andrew Scott/Sloan4:22

Japanese bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."At the Edge of the Scene"Jay Ferguson/Sloan4:41
14."Summer's My Season"Chris Murphy/Sloan3:44

B-sides

  • "Glad to Be Here" (Patrick Pentland/Sloan) (MuchMusic Edgefest 99 compilation)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sloan Between the Bridges". exclaim.ca.
  2. ^ "Between the Bridges - Sloan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 532.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Schneyer, Jeremy (September 12, 1999). "Sloan: Between the Bridges". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sloan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Sloan Builds "Bridges" With New Album, Tour". MTV News.
  7. ^ "Sloan: Between The Bridges". Music.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Mark (November 5, 1999). "SLOAN" – via www.washingtonpost.com.



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