Sloan A-Z: Recent Episodes
Jeff Fox
Two Sloan superfans (a father & his 12-year-old son) break down the Canadian rock legends' catalog - one song at a time.
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On a very special (and long) episode of Sloan A-Z, superfan Leah 'Mod Maid' Miller joins the Nerds to talk about her 30+ year obsession with Sloan. This includes seeing them in 13 different cities. Listen in to this wide-ranging and nerdy episode!
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On this very special episode of Sloan A-Z, the Sloan Nerds attend a very wet 3rd annual Murderecords garage sale! They recap the event, go through all the Sloan swag they got, and unbox the brand-new Smeared box set!
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The Sloan Nerds complete their journey through the letter C with one of Sloan's biggest hits, Coax Me. In celebration, they have on the writer and singer of the song, Chris Murphy, to discuss it. How does Kurt Cobain play into all of this?
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The Sloan nerds return for the penultimate Sloan 'C' song, Jay Ferguson's C'mon C'mon (We're Gonna Get It Started).
Plus, the boys recap all the latest news from the Sloaniverse.
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The Sloan Nerds continue their journey through the letter 'C' with Andrew Scott's Close Encounters.
Plus, Nathan welcomes a special guest to review a recent Chris Murphy solo show!
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The Sloan Nerds continue their journey through the letter 'C' with Jay Ferguson's Cleopatra.
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The Sloan Nerds continue their journey through the letter 'C' with Chris Murphy's Chester the Molester.
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The Sloan Nerds continue their journey through the letter 'C' with Jay Ferguson's Cheap Champagne.
Plus, Nathan recaps all the new Sloan vinyl and CDs he's added to his collection of late.
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The Sloan Nerds continue their journey through the letter 'C' with Sloan's cover of a Descendents song, Catalina.
Plus, the boys go over all the current Sloan-related news - a new album on the horizon?!
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For their 50th episode, the Sloan Nerds present The Sloan A-Z Christmas Special! On this very merry and very special episode, Baby Nay Nay takes the reigns (ho ho ho) and leads the listener through Sloan's complete catalog of Christmas recordings: 12 Days of Christmas, Merry Xmas Everybody, Kids Come Back Again at Christmas, and December 25!
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The Sloan Nerds continue their journey through the letter 'C' with Sloan's cover of a Joni Mitchell song, A Case of You. Which line did Chris Murphy get coerced into singing incorrectly? Which version does Nathan like best, the original or Sloan's? Listen in and find out.
Plus, the boys go over all the current Sloan-related news - aka Chris Murphy stays busy.
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On this special bonus episode of Sloan A-Z, Jeff (BabyNayNay Senior) and Nathan (BabyNayNay) celebrate Andrew Scott's 56th birthday by counting down their ten favourite Andrew songs!
Listen to Jeff's ten favourite Andrew songs playlist here
Listen to Nathan's ten favourite Andrew songs playlist here
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On this special emergency bonus episode of Sloan A-Z, Jeff (BabyNayNay Senior) and Nathan (BabyNayNay) talk about the surprise release of Alive and Alright on vinyl! They detail what is included in the package and give their thoughts on it.
Plus, they review The Trans-Canada Highwaymen's new album, the Rolling Stones' new album, plus The Beatles' "last ever" song.
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On this special bonus episode of Sloan A-Z, Jeff (BabyNayNay Senior) and Nathan (BabyNayNay) celebrate Chris Murphy's 55th birthday by counting down their ten favourite Chris songs!
Listen to Jeff's ten favourite Chris songs playlist here
Listen to Nathan's ten favourite Chris songs playlist here
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The Sloan Nerds continue their journey through the letter 'C' with a Chris Murphy song, Carried Away. Listen in and find out which Sloan hit this song is a "sister" song to, according to the hosts.
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The Sloan Nerds continue their journey through the letter 'C' with a Jay Ferguson song, Can't You Figure It Out? One of the hosts debated giving this song only the second five-star rating in the podcast's history - did he pull the trigger?! Listen in and find out!
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On this special bonus episode of Sloan A-Z, Jeff (BabyNayNay Senior) and Nathan (BabyNayNay) celebrate Jay Ferguson's (Canadian Musician) 55th birthday by counting down their ten favourite Jay songs! Plus, a Jay trivia contest with a Renegade Records gift card as the prize!
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Listen to Jeff's ten favourite Jay songs playlist here
Listen to Nathan's ten favourite Jay songs playlist here
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The Sloan Nerds are back at it, finally tackling Sloan's 'C' songs. Things kick off with this episode on Patrick Pentland's 'Can't Face Up'. Listen in to find out how back in 1996 Patrick predicted the insidious future of social media, plus find out which big-time Hollywood star wanted this song as the theme to one of the most popular comedy TV shows in history!
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On this special bonus episode of Sloan A-Z, Jeff (BabyNayNay Senior) and Nathan (BabyNayNay) celebrate The Hitmaker's 54th birthday by counting down their ten favourite Patrick Pentland songs!
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Listen to Jeff's ten favourite Patrick songs playlist here
Listen to Nathan's ten favourite Patrick songs playlist here
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On this special bonus episode of Sloan A-Z, Jeff (BabyNayNay Senior) and Nathan (BabyNayNay) make their ultimate Sloan album - based on track numbers. The best opening Sloan track, the best second track, the best closing track, etc. Do the boys match up with any of their song picks? Did a certain album or period dominate? Did they get it right?
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Listen to Jeff's best Sloan songs by track number playlist here
Listen to Nathan's best Sloan songs by track number playlist here
The Sloan Nerds are back at it, this time recapping all of Sloan's 'B' songs. They briefly breeze through all 11 'B' songs they covered, talk about which ones are their personal favourites, which ones the band members chose as their favourites, and count down the fans' top five Sloan 'B' songs, based on voting.
Plus, the now-teenaged Baby Nay Nay talks about a special Sloan birthday gift that Chris Murphy sent him!
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On episode 38 of Sloan A-Z, Jeff & Nathan complete their journey through Sloan's 'B' songs with Patrick Pentland's Burn For It.
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On episode 37 of Sloan A-Z, Jeff & Nathan break down Sloan's cover of the 7 Seconds' song, Bully. Listen in as the boys dig into a song that the band doesn't remember much about recording.
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On episode 36 of Sloan A-Z, Jeff & Nathan break down Andrew Scott's Blackout, and talk about the big blackout of 2003.
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On Episode 35 of Sloan A-Z, Jeff and Nathan dive deep into a Jay Fergson Double Cross song - Beverley Terrace.
Plus, they react and comment on Sloan coming in at #20 on Rolling Stone's 50 Best Canadian Artists of All Time list.
On Episode 33 of Sloan A-Z, Jeff and Nathan break down a rare track - the Never Hear the End of It bonus track, The Best Part of Your Life. Not only does Nathan map out the song on guitar, but its author, Patrick Pentland, contributes plenty of info on the origins of the song.
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The Sloan Nerds, Jeff and Nathan, attended the Steady tour finale at Toronto's History club last night. They recap the festivities.
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On Episode 32 of Sloan A-Z, Jeff and Nathan break down the Chris Murphy classic 'Bells On'. Thanks to Kops Records for sponsoring this episode.
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On episode 31 of Sloan A-Z, Jeff and Nathan dive deep into Patrick Pentland's Believe in Me and talk about its parent album, Parallel Play. Thanks to Kops Records for sponsoring this episode.
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In today's episode, Jeff and Nathan talk about Jay Ferguson's Never Hear the End of It song, Before the End of the Race. Thanks to Kops Records for sponsoring this episode.
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In today's episode, Jeff and Nathan talk about the first Chris Murphy solo show. Thanks to Kops Records for sponsoring this episode.
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Murderecords (aka Sloan) held their 2nd annual(?) Murderecords Garage Sale on Sat, May 27th in Toronto, and Sloan A-Z's Jeff & Nathan were in the house! The boys discuss an eventful day, Nathan lists all the treasures he acquired and the friends he made, and they put a bow on a fun event.
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In today's episode, Jeff and Nathan talk about the Andrew Scott Twice Removed song Before I Do, with insight on the song from Andrew himself. Thanks to Kops Records for sponsoring this episode.
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MUR074 ANNOUNCED!!! MURDERECORDS GARAGE SALE!!! CHRIS MURPHY SOLO SHOWS!!! SLOAN TORONTO SHOW!!! ETC!!!
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On today's episode, Jeff and Nathan talk about milk, Mini-Sips..oh, and the OCTA outtake Baxter. Thank you to Kops Records for sponsoring this episode.
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Jeff and Nathan kick off the B's with a Patrick Pentland song, Backstabbin'. Plus, they dive into the Sloan album that houses it, Action Pact. Thanks to our sponsor Kops Records!
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Wait - Navy Blues was a double album?! Well in this dimension it is! Jeff and Nathan discuss what would happen if it was, on the 25th birthday of the original masterpiece.
Nathan's Navy Blues double album playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ZBySe6JDmTYSBUjThi6xx?si=36132b6c4ccc4bfc
In this episode, Jeff and Nathan count down the top 5 'A' songs that YOU voted for! Plus, Sloan and their crew chime in with their favourite 'A' songs!
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The Sloan nerds return - this time they finish off the A's by breaking down Autobiography. And talk shaving. And Call of Duty.
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The Sloan nerds finish up back-to-back Jay Ferguson songs with a breakdown of At the Edge of the Scene. Plus, insight on the song from its author, Jay.
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The Sloan nerds are back with another Jay Ferguson song, Are You Giving Me Back My Love? The boys break down the song, along with the remix, and get some intel on it from Ferguson himself. Plus, another edition of "Chris's Corrections", where Chris Murphy sets the record straight about Anyone Who's Anyone.
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The two Sloan nerds are finally back with a new episode of your favourite podcast. In episode 18, they dive deep into one of their favourite Sloan tracks - Anyone Who's Anyone.
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FINALLY! Finally, the Sloan Nerds have reviewed a Jay Ferguson-penned Sloan song. The Answer Was You, from The Double Cross, is the first Ferguson song in their alphabetical journey through the band's catalog. Was it worth the wait? Listen in and find out.
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On Episode 17 of Sloan A-Z, the two Sloan nerds stick with the album Never Hear the End of It - and stick with Chris Murphy songs - and dive into Another Way I Could Do It. Plus, a third Sloan nerd - Rob from Sloancast - makes a cameo appearance to explain why this song is his favourite Sloan jam!
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The Sloan nerds are back, and this time they are examining a Chris Murphy song off of Never Hear The End Of It called Ana Lucia.
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On this episode of Sloan A-Z, the two Sloan nerds dive into the flipside of the Underwhelmed single, Amped.
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On lucky episode 13 of Sloan A-Z, the two Sloan nerds dive into a Patrick Pentland-penned Sloan single from 2005, All Used Up.
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For their 12th episode, the Sloan nerds fittingly cover a song off the album 12 - All of the Voices.
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The Sloan nerds dive into a Chris Murphy-penned Parallel Play track, All I Am Is All You're Not. What is the genesis of the song? The boys have the inside scoop from Mr. Murphy himself. Listen in!
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On this episode of Sloan A-Z, the two Sloan nerds dissect All by Ourselves, off of Between the Bridges, including some insight and info on the song from its author, Chris Murphy. Also, another edition of Christopher's Corrections, where Murphy corrects/clarifies some of the past songs the boys covered. Listen in!
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Wait a minute you thought this episode was about that Adele?! No, silly, it's about the OCTA outtake, Adele.
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In this episode, the two Sloan nerds (Jeff and Nathan) finally review a Chris Murphy-penned song - Act Your Ages.
Plus, they review recent Sloan tour news!
In this episode, the two Sloan nerds (Jeff and Nathan) kick off the 'A' Sloan songs with another Andrew Scott song, A Side Wins.
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In this episode, the two Sloan nerds (Jeff and Nathan) wrap up the "numerical" Sloan songs with 500 Up.
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In this episode, the two Sloan nerds (Jeff and Nathan) talk about the 12 finale 44 Teenagers.
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In this episode, the two Sloan nerds (Jeff and Nathan) talk about the OCTA finale 400 Metres.
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In today's episode, the two Sloan nerds (Jeff and Nathan) discuss the 1997 demo 2, 3 Hello off Navy Blues (Deluxe Reissue).
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In today's episode of Sloan A-Z the two Sloan nerds(Jeff and Nathan) break down and talk about 13 (Under a Bad Sign) of Commonwealth.
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Two Sloan nerds (Nathan and Jeff Fox) explain how the future episodes of Sloan A-Z will go. They also explain things such as their favorite Sloan album, when they became Sloan fans, and many other details about their Sloan fandom. We hope we will be able to continue the journey of Sloan's song all the way to the final Sloan songs alphabetically. Thanks for listening-Sloan A-Z
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