Between the Bridges

1999 studio album by Sloan

Between the Bridges is the fifth album by Canadian rock band Sloan.[6][7] The album was recorded in six weeks and was released in 1999 on Murderecords. The album continued the band's progression towards 1970s-influenced rock mixed with 1960s and 70s influenced pop. The album marks a pivotal move forward for the group, expanding on their influences and featured another successful single in their native Canada, "Losing California".

Between the Bridges
File:Sloan Between the Bridges.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999
RecordedMay 1999 – June 1999 at Chemical Sound Studios, Toronto
GenreRock, power pop
Length45:51
Labelmurderecords[1]
ProducerBrenndan McGuire, Sloan
Sloan chronology
4 Nights at the Palais Royale
(1999)
Between the Bridges
(1999)
Pretty Together
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork7.9/10[5]
Rolling Stone[4]

The album's "quick and photocopy looking" cover art was inspired by a black-and-white photo of the movie poster for the 1969 satirical comedy Putney Swope, which band member Jay Ferguson saw in a book.[8]

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote that "though many dismissed the album as creatively arrested, its suite-like construction and autobiographical structure makes it Sloan's most fully realized effort."[9] Exclaim! called the album "a pop thrill from start to finish."[1] The Washington Post wrote that "the fact that all four musicians both write and sing gives the sound breadth, yet at no cost to cohesiveness."[10]

Commercial performance

By October 2001, the album had sold 40,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The N.S."Andrew Scott/Sloan4:37
2."So Beyond Me"Chris Murphy/Sloan2:53
3."Don't You Believe a Word"Jay Ferguson/Sloan3:15
4."Friendship"Patrick Pentland/Sloan3:21
5."Sensory Deprivation"Andrew Scott/Sloan6:20
6."All By Ourselves"Chris Murphy/Sloan3:54
7."A Long Time Coming"Patrick Pentland/Sloan4:33
8."Waiting for Slow Songs"Jay Ferguson/Sloan3:15
9."Losing California"Patrick Pentland/Sloan2:56
10."The Marquee and the Moon"Chris Murphy/Sloan3:09
11."Take Good Care of the Poor Boy"Jay Ferguson/Sloan3:16
12."Delivering Maybes"Andrew Scott/Sloan4:22

Japanese bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."At the Edge of the Scene"Jay Ferguson/Sloan4:41
14."Summer's My Season"Chris Murphy/Sloan3:44

B-sides

  • "Glad to Be Here" (Patrick Pentland/Sloan) (MuchMusic Edgefest 99 compilation)

References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 "Sloan Between the Bridges". exclaim.ca.
  2. ^ "Between the Bridges - Sloan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 532.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (January 20, 2000). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. No. 832. pp. 55–58.
  5. ^ Schneyer, Jeremy (September 12, 1999). "Sloan: Between the Bridges". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sloan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Sloan Builds "Bridges" With New Album, Tour". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Lindsay, Cam (11 June 2015). "Rank Your Records: Sloan's Jay Ferguson Meticulously Ranks His Band's 11 Albums". Noisey. Vice Media Group. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Sloan: Between The Bridges". Music. 3 October 2006.
  10. ^ Jenkins, Mark (November 5, 1999). "SLOAN" – via www.washingtonpost.com.