Commonwealth (Sloan album)
Commonwealth is the eleventh studio album by Canadian rock band, Sloan. The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart,[7] which is the band's highest position on that chart in their history.
Concept and release
In 2013, the band revealed plans for a double album, with each of the four sides featuring a solo suite by a different band member.[8] In May 2014, it was announced that the new album would be titled Commonwealth and would be released in September 2014.[9] On July 14, 2014, the band announced the official release date for the album (September 9) and the release of the album's first single, "Keep Swinging (Downtown)".[10] The album's cover was simultaneously released, which portrays the band members as four-of-a-kind kings. The suits of these playing cards correspond to the titles of their solo sides: Jay Ferguson's side is called Diamond, Chris Murphy's is Heart, Patrick Pentland's is Shamrock, and Andrew Scott's is Spade.[11]
Track listing
Each suite is written and performed by its respective band member.[11]
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1. | "We've Come This Far" | 1:23 |
2. | "You've Got a Lot on Your Mind" | 3:27 |
3. | "Three Sisters" | 3:49 |
4. | "Cleopatra" | 2:41 |
5. | "Neither Here Nor There" | 2:11 |
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6. | "Carried Away" | 3:36 |
7. | "So Far So Good" | 3:13 |
8. | "Get Out" | 1:40 |
9. | "Misty's Beside Herself" | 2:49 |
10. | "You Don't Need Excuses to Be Good" | 3:42 |
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11. | "13 (Under a Bad Sign)" | 2:00 |
12. | "Take It Easy" | 2:32 |
13. | "What's Inside" | 3:52 |
14. | "Keep Swinging (Downtown)" | 3:38 |
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15. | "Forty-Eight Portraits" | 17:49 |
References
- ↑ "Commonwealth - Sloan". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ McNutt, Ryan. "Sloan Commonwealth". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ Cox, Jamieson. "Sloan: Commonwealth". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Conaton, Chris. "Sloan: Commonwealth". PopMatters. PopMatters. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Mathews, Kevin. "Commonwealth (Sloan) 5/5". TODAY. MediaCorp. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Awards". allmusic.
- ↑ "Sloan Reveal Plans for Solo-sided Double Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Sloan has defied labels over a lengthy career". Niagara this Week. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Sloan’s new "Commonwealth" is coming!". sloanmusic.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- 1 2 "Sloan Announce 'Commonwealth' Double Album, Share New Track". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 14, 2014.