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Sloan's debut album, Smeared is a bit of a mess, as the group tries to combine catchy pop melodies with punky rhythms and washes of dissonant feedback borrowed straight from Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine records.
Those aren't the only two influences that are apparent on Smeared -- references to all sorts of American indie rock, from the Velvet Underground to Nirvana, are scattered throughout the record.
Sloan, surprisingly, can harness these diverse influences into a winning combination of sighing melodies and swirling guitars, and while the band's songwriting is occasionally a little unfocused, the best songs -- "Underwhelmed," "Two Seater," "I Am the Cancer," "What's There to Decide?" -- are quite impressive.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UnderwhelmedChris Murphy | Sloan | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | RaspberryPatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | I Am the CancerChris Murphy, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Median StripPatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Take It InPatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | 500 UpPatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Marcus SaidPatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | SugartunePatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Left of CentrePatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | Lemon ZingerPatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Two SeaterPatrick Pentland, Andrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | What's There To Decide | Sloan | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 46 mins | 106 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 327 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Becka | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Alison Dyer | Photography |
| 3 | Jay Ferguson | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 4 | Michael Golob | Art Direction, Photography |
| 5 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 6 | Chris Murphy | Bass, Composer, Cover Photo, Group Member, Guitar, Photography, Vocals |
| 7 | Dave Ogilvie | Mixing |
| 8 | Patrick Pentland | Bass, Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 9 | Jennifer Pierce | Vocals |
| 10 | Terry Pulliam | Engineer, Producer |
| 11 | Andrew Scott | Composer, Drums, Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 12 | Sloan | Composer, Group, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 13 | Todd Sullivan | A&R |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |