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Parallel Play

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Parallel Play
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 2008
GenreRock, power pop
Length37:17
Labelmurderecords, Yep Roc Records
ProducerNick Detoro, Sloan
Sloan chronology
Never Hear the End of It
(2006)
Parallel Play
(2008)
Hit & Run (EP)
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.6/10)[2]
Spin[3]
CHARTattack[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]

Parallel Play is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. At the time of its release, it was the band's shortest studio album. The first single released from the album was "Believe in Me", with "I'm Not a Kid Anymore" also being released as a single. A music video was also produced for the song "Witch's Wand". The song "The Other Side" was featured on the popular American television series, Castle. The album was nominated for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2009 Juno Awards.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sloan

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Believe in Me"Patrick Pentland3:17
2."Cheap Champagne"Jay Ferguson2:46
3."All I Am Is All You're Not"Chris Murphy3:03
4."Emergency 911"Andrew Scott1:50
5."Burn for It"Patrick Pentland2:38
6."Witch's Wand"Jay Ferguson2:50
7."The Dogs"Andrew Scott3:54
8."Living the Dream"Chris Murphy2:52
9."The Other Side"Patrick Pentland2:53
10."Down in the Basement"Andrew Scott2:58
11."If I Could Change Your Mind"Jay Ferguson2:07
12."I'm Not a Kid Anymore"Chris Murphy2:26
13."Too Many"Andrew Scott3:43
Total length:37:17

References

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  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Sloan: Parallel Play". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Sloan, 'Parallel Play' (Yep Roc)". 15 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Sloan — Parallel Play". Chart. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2011-03-26.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Parallel Play | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
  6. ^ "Awards". junoawards.ca. Retrieved June 19, 2016.