by QMI Agency
Halifax-cum-Toronto band Sloan continues to celebrate 20 years of rock as it rolls across Canada.
With 10 studio albums over those two decades, Sloan is touring to supporting its latest, The Double Cross or XX as in 20 in Roman numerals, eh? Sloan plays the London Music Hall on Friday.
Over those decades, Sloan has proved four heads are better than one.
What once was perceived to be the band's main weakness -- its lack of a definitive leader -- has turned out to be its greatest strength, believes guitarist Jay Ferguson.
"We definitely got criticized for that early on," Ferguson says. "Some people thought that was a minus. But that has become our calling card. People recognize that as Sloan. We're this four-headed beast."
As is Sloan's way, Ferguson and bassist Chris Murphy, left, guitarist Patrick Pentland and drummer Andrew Scott continue to share songwriting and lead vocal duties.
--taken from: London Free Press
