Sloan Announce 'Commonwealth' Double Album, Share New Track

Published Jul 14, 2014

Over the last couple of years, Sloan have discussed their plans for a new double album containing four solo sides (one for each band member) while also digging into their archives for reissues live releases and punk experiments . Now, they've finally announced that aforementioned double LP.will be out on September 9 through Yep Roc . The album cover, which portrays the band members as four-of-a-kind kings, is above. The suits of these playing cards correspond to the titles of their solo sides: Jay Ferguson's side is called, Chris Murphy's is, Patrick Pentland's is, and Andrew Scott's. (Thisside consists of a single 18-minute suite called "Forty-Eight Portraits.")A press release promises, "Ultimately, what makesso special — and so distinctly Sloan — is how the fragmented approach in fact only serves to underscore the veteran band's extraordinary strengths, showcasing the particular ingredients without ever losing sight of the sum of their parts."At the bottom of this page, listen to the premiere of the glammy, boogie-fuelled single "Keep Swinging (Downtown)." It's sung by Pentland. You can also pre-order the album here and snag the track as a free download.This is the follow-up to 2011's The Double Cross (Ferguson):1. We've Come This Far2. You've Got a Lot on Your Mind3. Three Sisters4. Cleopatra5. Neither Here Nor There(Murphy):6. Carried Away7. So Far So Good8. Get Out9. Misty's Beside Herself10. You Don't Need Excuses to Be Good(Pentland):11. 13 (Under a Bad Sign)12. Take It Easy13. What's Inspire14. Keep Swinging (Downtown)(Scott):15. Forty-Eight Portraits