| Between the Bridges | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | May – June 1999 atChemical Sound Studios,Toronto | |||
| Genre | Rock,power pop | |||
| Length | 45:51 | |||
| Label | murderecords[1] | |||
| Producer | Brenndan McGuire,Sloan | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Between the Bridges is the fifth album byCanadian rock bandSloan.[6][7] The album was recorded in six weeks and was released in 1999 onMurderecords. 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".
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 comedyPutney Swope, which band member Jay Ferguson saw in a book.[8]
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]
By October 2001, the album had sold 40,000 copies worldwide.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The N.S." | Andrew Scott/Sloan | 4:37 |
| 2. | "So Beyond Me" | Chris Murphy/Sloan | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Don't You Believe a Word" | Jay Ferguson/Sloan | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Friendship" | Patrick Pentland/Sloan | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Sensory Deprivation" | Andrew Scott/Sloan | 6:20 |
| 6. | "All By Ourselves" | Chris Murphy/Sloan | 3:54 |
| 7. | "A Long Time Coming" | Patrick Pentland/Sloan | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Waiting for Slow Songs" | Jay Ferguson/Sloan | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Losing California" | Patrick Pentland/Sloan | 2:56 |
| 10. | "The Marquee and the Moon" | Chris Murphy/Sloan | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Take Good Care of the Poor Boy" | Jay Ferguson/Sloan | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Delivering Maybes" | Andrew Scott/Sloan | 4:22 |
Japanese bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "At the Edge of the Scene" | Jay Ferguson/Sloan | 4:41 |
| 14. | "Summer's My Season" | Chris Murphy/Sloan | 3:44 |
B-sides
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