--taken from: The Calgary Herald
by Chris Lackner
Big Picture: It’s the album The Beatles could have made (if they didn’t kind of hate each other). Sloan aims for a democratic double album, with each member of the quartet handed creative control of a single side. The Toronto-based, Halifax-born rockers showcase their wide musical spectrum, from psychedelic rock and Brit pop to pitch-perfect, harmony-infused pop ballads. Andrew Scott’s closing side of the album is the ambitious, 18-minute long pop opus Forty-Eight Portraits. (Abbey Road, eat your heart out.) Hard to play favourites, but Chris Murphy’s fiery, moody second side is the one most likely to make it into your regular rotation.
Forecast: Finally, a Commonwealth worth being a part of. On their 11th studio album, Sloan remains vibrant and relevant — the elder statesmen of Canadian rock.
--taken from: The Calgary Herald
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