Video: Sloan - The Rest of My Life

THE LUMINEERS, LINCOLN'S BEARD ( Bar Bar , 3939 N Mississippi) It's sunny, right? Well, let's pretend it is: Mississippi Studios is once again hosting their free summertime shows out on the Bar Bar patio, and this afternoon's the first of the Lumineers' month-long residency, with the Denver band offering their infectious folk anthems al fresco every Sunday this month. NED LANNAMANN SLOAN, DEARLY BELOVED ( Doug Fir , 830 E Burnside) The longer Sloan is around, the harder they [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Lisa Mark After twenty years and ten albums, Sloan is to Canadian indie rock what maple syrup is to a lumberjack's pancakes. After the band debuted tracks from its recently released album, 'The Double Cross,' on the CBC, Canada's national public radio, Spinner asked guitarist and vocalist Patrick Pentland if he was comfortable with his band's role as Canadian music icons. [...]

by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : Sloan - Follow the Leader (MP3) Canadian rock legends Sloan are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and are set to release their 10th album, The Double Cross on May 10 via YepRoc. The album's title is a sly reference to the band's age ("The XX"). You can download The Double Cross' lead track -- the Chris Murphy-penned stomper "Follow the Leader" -- [...]

• Sloan - Follow the Leader

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