Sloan

Klassisk hederlig powerpop av det snitt som var det hetaste way back. Men det gör inget att genren kanske inte är det hetaste - Sloan's tolfte album sitter som en popsmäck!

Thirty years into their career, Canadian indie rock perennials Sloan return with their 13th album: Steady. Featuring the band's trademark harmonies and every band member taking lead vocal duties on at least a couple tracks, there's no better musical commonwealth than this quartet. You'll hear the power pop rockers like "Magical Thinking" and "Keep Your Name Alive" to the moving, stripped-back introspective numbers like "Simply Leaving" and "Human Nature", and the psychedelic trips of "Panic of Runnymede" and "Close Encounters." It's hard to think of another band that has stayed as consistent for three decades musically and still has all the same band members for their entire career. Thirteen albums later, slow and steady wins the race.

Based on the Best Seller, the new album from power pop auteurs Sloan, is a star-studded showcase of songwriting from the quartet of Andrew Scott, Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland and Jay Ferguson. From hooks of "Live Forever" and "No Damn Fears" that cut like a director's final edit, to the hooky harmonies of "Dream Destroyer" and "Capitol Cooler" that deserve top billing, this alt-rock blockbuster proves once again: Sloan never skips the reel magic.