by Mark Teo
Tonight’s Porter showcase at NXNE, featuring Sloan, the Superfriendz, and members of Murderecords act Local Rabbits, has us in full remembrance mode: Sure, Halifax is currently epicentre of weirdo guitar pop. (Thanks, OBEY Convention.) But remember, back in the ’90s, when it was dubbed as Seattle North?
We’ll help paint a picture. Now, we call it the decade-long era the Halifax Explosion: It was an era that birthed genuine Cancon hall-of-famers in Sloan and Joel Plaskett, germinated the Halifax Pop Explosion music festival (duh), and attracted international eyes—famously, Sub Pop, riding a post-Nevermind high, was obsessed with the city. But the era isn’t only for the history books: Many of the city’s best contemporary crop, including Heaven For Real, CROSSS, and the many acts that emerged from the now-defunct York Redoubt, borrow heavily from the distinctive, isolationist power pop the period produced. Here, the 16 songs that defined one of the finest eras in Canadian pop.
Sloan—“Underwhelmed”
Sloan were—and still are—the most recognizable name to emerge from Halifax’s ’90s scene. And it was hard to pick only one song to feature: What about “Coax Me”? Or “The Good in Everyone”? Or “Money City Maniacs”? We select “Underwhelmed,” from 1992′s Smeared, on this list for one reason—it was the song that catapulted Chris Murphy and co. into the public eye. Two decades on, and Sloan’s still going strong. (Heck, they even released a hardcore 7-inch earlier this year.)
--taken from: Aux (see the rest of the list here)
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