Sloan Kickoff “Commonwealth” with Fall Tour
The ever-triumphant Sloan returns next week with Commonwealth, their first new album since 2011’s 20th anniversary 
offering, The Double Cross. To properly get the ball rolling, the band has announced a series of North American dates that kickoff on October 7 in Sudbury, ON, before concluding on October 23 in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, on September 9 (Commonwealth’s official release date), Sloan will take part in a special performance at the hmv Underground at Yonge & Dundas in Toronto.
As previously explained, Commonwealth is broken up into four parts, with the band members – Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, Jay Ferguson, and Andrew Scott – each creatively leading a segment of it. Like a deck of cards, each ‘side’ is designated a suit (Diamond, Heart, Shamrock, Spade).
Ferguson’s Diamond side is said to showcase his “remarkable knack for symphonic pop,” while Pentland’s Shamrock zones in more on “pedal-hoppin’ psych rock.” Murphy’s Heart, meanwhile, “burst[s] with wit, jangle, and electric energy,” as Scott’s Spade is described as “an ingenious 18-minute pop suite.”
You can stream the album today at CBCMusic.ca.
Tour Dates:
September 9 – Toronto, ON – HMV Underground (In-Store Performance) @ 6pm
October 7 – Sudbury, ON – Townehouse
October 8 – Thunder Bay ON – The Outpost
October 10 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
October 11 – Winnipeg, MB – The Pyramid
October 12 – Regina, SK – The Lazy Owl
October 14 – Saskatoon, SK – O’Brien’s Event Centre
October 15 – Calgary, AB – Commonwealth Bar
October 16 – Edmonton, AB – Dinwoodie Lounge
October 17 – Kelowna, BC – Flashbacks
October 18 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
October 19 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
October 20 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
October 22 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
October 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater
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