Sloancast

Rob Butcher and Ken Gildner
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Sloancast Podcast

Two superfans take deep dives into the career and catalogue of the Canadian rock band Sloan.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Ep. 56: Twice Removed (Part 1)

    We're (finally) back and we're finally addressing the elephant in the room. After four years, the time has come to discuss what many consider to be the band's greatest accomplishment: 1994's Twice Removed. As the album celebrates its 30th anniversary, we delve into what makes it a crucial part of where the band is today, and why critical acclaim might have come so late. Stay tuned for more episodes as the anniversary year rolls on!

    1h 2m

  2. MAY 19

    Ep. 55: Patrick Pentland talks Smeared

    This episode is a real haymaker: we had the pleasure of welcoming hitmaker Patrick Pentland back to Sloancast to discuss the band's goings-on in 2024, including the anticipated release of a Smeared reissue box set. Listen to Patrick go into depth about the band's salad days in 1992, 1993 and the slow march towards their second release, Twice Removed.

    1h 13m

  3. APR 19

    Ep. 54: Chris Trowbridge

    We welcome producer, record collector and legendary liner-note-writer Chris Trowbridge (aka Chico T. Sanchez) as we discuss the Halifax music scene of the early 90s and dive deep into the sentiment around the creation of One Chord to Another. Plus, we get the inside angle on his creation of OCTA's famous sleeve blurb.

    1h 43m

  4. FEB 5

    Ep. 53: 12 (feat. Julian Muia)

    Sloan's 12th studio album — 2018's aptly titled "12" — is an exercise in collaboration and Sloanocracy. After half a dozen years of ripening, we're joined by musician and power pop connoisseur Julian Muia to take a retrospective look at the album and discuss it's place within the GBOAT pantheon.

    2h 1m

  5. JAN 24

    Ep. 52: The Closers

    As a bookend to our "Openers" episode, we individually rank and discuss each of the closing tracks to Sloan's 13 studio albums and reveal the Sloancast community rankings as well. If it feels nearly impossible to rank these tracks, it's because it is.

    1h 14m

  6. 11/23/2023

    Ep. 51: The Openers

    What makes a great opening track? In this episode, we dig into the openers to each of the band's 13 studio album releases to date. Rob and Ken deliver their own rankings, and we also reveal the Sloancast community's ranking of these seminal tracks.

    1h 7m

  7. 09/26/2023

    Ep. 50: Elaine Hsu

    In celebration of our 50th episode, we invited superfan, artist and early Sloan internet celebrity Elaine Hsu to tell us her story. Join us as we chat about about the early Sloan fan internet community, the Psychotically Obsessed Sloan Fan Page, the viral phenomenon that was/is "Simpsloans"/"Sloansons", as well as her encounters with the band over the years.

    1h 45m

  8. 07/21/2023

    Ep. 49: Drum Challenge

    Think you know Sloan? How's your musical acumen? How attentive of a listener are you? Rob and recurring guest Aaron Pinto try to guess 20 Sloan songs based alone off of an isolated clip of their drum tracks. Play along (no cheating!) and let us know how many you got right!

    1h 22m
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Two superfans take deep dives into the career and catalogue of the Canadian rock band Sloan.

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  • Creator
    Rob Butcher and Ken Gildner
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rob Butcher and Ken Gildner
  • Show Website
    Sloancast

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