Everyone’s favourite Halifax natives, Sloan, will be releasing a new EP, Hit & Run, on Monday, Nov. 23.
Taking a page from Radiohead’s book, the Toronto-based rockers only broke the news yesterday. As in Wednesday, Nov. 18. (We’re technically not allowed to use words such as “tomorrow” and “yesterday” in the Edmonton Journal.)
The five-song disc, partly inspired by singer/cyclist Chris Murphy’s recent run-in with a car, will only be available on iTunes and Sloan's website. (The first single, Take It Upon Yourself, is now available as a free download.)
Murphy and his mates are also about to hit the road with Magneta Lane and another group of Vancouver up 'n' comers, TV Heart Attack — including a Saturday, Dec. 12 date at the Starlite Room in Edmonton. Here are the rest of their western Canadian shows:
Dec. 9: The Pyramid, Winnipeg
Dec. 10: Louis' Pub, Saskatoon
Dec. 11: SAIT, Calgary
Dec. 15: Commodore, Vancouver
Not to be outdone, fellow Nova Scotia native Brian Borcherdt is offering his own collection of unexpected recordings, Torches (& the Ward Colorado demos). (Seriously, his press release arrived less than four hours after Sloan’s announcement.)
Fans can download the 17 tunes, written and recorded between 2004 and 2006, from Hand Drawn Dracula's site. For free.
When he’s not writing his own tunes, Borcherdt is a member of a band of critically acclaimed Toronto noise merchants with a name we’re also not allowed to use in the pages of The Journal.
("This isn't the Journal's site!" you might argue. True. But, I initially wrote this post for my Journal blog, Plugged In, which is suffering from technical issues -- again -- and I didn't feel like revising my words.)
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