Sloan Perform Double Header at Brooklyn Made, 6.29.23
Photographer Credit: Kiera KallebergIn honor of their latest record Steady as well as the re-pressing of 2007’s Never Hear the End of It, Canadian power pop/indie rockers Sloan came to NYC to perform two sets at Bushwick’s Brooklyn Made. There was no opening act, just an intimate evening with the band. Beginning in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1991 and moving to Toronto later on, Sloan are best known for their storytelling, tight harmonies, and infectious hooks. As each member sings their own songs and trades their instruments throughout the night, there’s always something different for fans and new listeners to latch onto.
Kicking off the night was guitarist Patrick Petland’s Scratch the Surface, a driving track off of the new album. In between songs, and over the course of the evening, bassist Chris Murphy flipped through a copy of The Big Takeover, a magazine that the band has recently graced the cover of. Jay Ferguson had the room dancing to Dream It All Over Again, before Andrew Panic(ked) On Runnymede, and empathetic insomniacs shared their desire to “see the Sandman fired” as Murphy later lamented in I Dream of Sleep. Sloan went on to play around 30 tracks before the night came to an end, encompassing much of their 30 year career and still leaving the crowd wanting more. Scratchy and hoarse from shouting along to the newer hits as well as classics such as HFXNSHC and The Good in Everyone, fans trickled out into the humid night air talking about how they can’t wait to do it all again.
