Album · Sloan
Parallel Play by Sloan
Parallel Play is an album by Sloan, released in 2008. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Believe in Me”, on 2 lists with a best position of #30.
Parallel Play, Sloan's ninth studio album, came out on Murderecords in June 2008, and it was the shortest record they had made up to then, which suits a band that never did like to overstay a chorus. The Halifax-born, Toronto-based foursome still runs as a democracy: Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, Jay Ferguson and Andrew Scott all write and all sing, and the album flips between their voices like a jukebox with four favourite settings, crunchy power pop one minute, loose rock and roll the next.
"Believe in Me" led the way as the first single, "I'm Not a Kid Anymore" followed, and "Witch's Wand" got a video of its own. "The Other Side" later turned up on the TV series Castle, and the album earned a nomination for Rock Album of the Year at the 2009 Junos.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Parallel Play on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Believe in Me | 2 | #30 | – | 2008–2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.