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Sloan

Sloan is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Big Sugar, Eric's Trip, Hot Hot Heat, Joel Plaskett Emergency and The Lemonheads. Those roots explain a lot about how Sloan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sam Roberts, 54-40, Limblifter, Joel Plaskett Emergency and Big Wreck, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Belvedere, Phantom Planet, Pete Yorn, Buck 65 and The Tea Party, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Sloan, reaching back through Big Sugar and forward to Belvedere. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Sloan is a Canadian rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1991. Sloan has released fourteen full-length albums and has received nine Juno Award nominations, winning one. Between 1996 and 2016, Sloan was among the top 75 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 25 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada. The band is known for the sharing of songwriting and lead vocals from each member of the group and their unaltered line-up throughout their career. Although formed in Halifax, the band is now based in Toronto.

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SloanBig SugarEric's TripHot Hot HeatJoel Plaskett Emerge…The LemonheadsMinor ThreatAngry Samoans7 SecondsBelvederePhantom PlanetPete YornBuck 65The Tea PartyRooneyOK GoSam Roberts54-40LimblifterJoel Plaskett Emerge…Big WreckMatthew SweetThe TrewsTreble Charger

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Sloan grew out of Big Sugar, Eric's Trip, Hot Hot Heat and Joel Plaskett Emergency, shares an orbit with Sam Roberts, 54-40, Limblifter and Joel Plaskett Emergency, went on to shape Belvedere, Phantom Planet, Pete Yorn and Buck 65. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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