A far superior effort to Sloan's scattershot debut, 1994's Twice Removed is a clever and varied collection of smart and catchy pop songs.
Without the grunge-era production that smothered some of the best songs on Smeared, the sparkling wit of the lyrics and catchy directness of the melodies shine through.
All four members write and sing, which accounts for the variation between songs like the punkish opener, "Penpals," and the chiming guitars and "ba-ba-ba" chorus of the sublime "People of the Sky," the highest of the album's high points.
Other goodies include the puckish media slam "I Hate My Generation" and the dreamy, largely acoustic closer, "I Can Feel It," with its harmonies by Jale's Jennifer Pierce.
Not everything works quite so well -- the seven-minute "Before I Do" is at least two and a half minutes too long -- but Twice Removed was the first indication that Sloan was more than Canada's answer to the Lemonheads.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pen PalsSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | I Hate My GenerationSloan | Sloan | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | People of the SkySloan | Sloan | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Coax MeChris Murphy, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Bells OnChris Murphy, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | LoosensSloan | Sloan | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Worried NowSloan | Sloan | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | Shame ShameSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Deeper Than BeautyChris Murphy, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | Snowsuit SoundSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Before I DoAndrew Scott, Sloan | Sloan | Play | 07:05 | 16 MB | 42 MB |
| 12 | I Can Feel ItSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 268 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Battelene | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Todd Childress | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Greg Di Gesu | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Jay Ferguson | Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Percussion, Vocals |
| 5 | Michael Halsband | Photography |
| 6 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 7 | Chris Murphy | Composer, Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist, Photography, Vocals |
| 8 | Frank Olinsky | Art Direction, Artwork, Design, Layout Design |
| 9 | Patrick Pentland | Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Jennifer Pierce | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Jim Rondinelli | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer |
| 12 | Andrew Scott | Artwork, Composer, Design, Drums, Guitar, Layout Design, Member of Attributed Artist, Piano, Vocals |
| 13 | Sloan | Audio Production, Composer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 14 | Robin Sloane | Creative Director |
| 15 | Catherine Stockhausen | Photography |
| 16 | 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). |