Between the Bridges

Between the Bridges is the fifth album by Canadian rock band Sloan.[5][6] The album was recorded in six weeks and was released in 1999 on Murderecords. The album continued the band's progression towards 1970s-influenced rock mixed with 1960s and 70s influenced pop. The album marks a pivotal move forward for the group, expanding on their influences and featured another successful single in their native Canada, "Losing California".

Between the Bridges
Studio album by Sloan
Released	September 12, 1999
Recorded	May 1999 – June 1999 at Chemical Sound Studios, Toronto
Genre	Rock, power pop
Length	45:51
Label	murderecords[1]
Producer	Brenndan McGuire, Sloan
Sloan chronology
4 Nights at the Palais Royale (1999) Between the Bridges (1999) Pretty Together (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[4]
Rolling Stone

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote that "though many dismissed the album as creatively arrested, its suite-like construction and autobiographical structure makes it Sloan's most fully realized effort."[7] Exclaim! called the album "a pop thrill from start to finish."[1] The Washington Post wrote that "the fact that all four musicians both write and sing gives the sound breadth, yet at no cost to cohesiveness."[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The N.S."	Andrew Scott/Sloan	4:37
2.	"So Beyond Me"	Chris Murphy/Sloan	2:53
3.	"Don't You Believe a Word"	Jay Ferguson/Sloan	3:15
4.	"Friendship"	Patrick Pentland/Sloan	3:21
5.	"Sensory Deprivation"	Andrew Scott/Sloan	6:20
6.	"All By Ourselves"	Chris Murphy/Sloan	3:54
7.	"A Long Time Coming"	Patrick Pentland/Sloan	4:33
8.	"Waiting for Slow Songs"	Jay Ferguson/Sloan	3:15
9.	"Losing California"	Patrick Pentland/Sloan	2:56
10.	"The Marquee and the Moon"	Chris Murphy/Sloan	3:09
11.	"Take Good Care of the Poor Boy"	Jay Ferguson/Sloan	3:16
12.	"Delivering Maybes"	Andrew Scott/Sloan	4:22

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"At the Edge of the Scene"	Jay Ferguson/Sloan	4:41
14.	"Summer's My Season"	Chris Murphy/Sloan	3:44

B-sides

• "Glad to Be Here" (Patrick Pentland/Sloan) (MuchMusic Edgefest 99 compilation)

References

1. "Sloan Between the Bridges". exclaim.ca.
2. "Between the Bridges - Sloan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 532.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. Schneyer, Jeremy (September 12, 1999). "Sloan: Between the Bridges". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
5. "Sloan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. "Sloan Builds "Bridges" With New Album, Tour". MTV News.
7. "Sloan: Between The Bridges". Music.
8. Jenkins, Mark (November 5, 1999). "SLOAN" – via www.washingtonpost.com.