Between the Bridges

Between the Bridges
Studio album by
Sloan
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999
RecordedMay 1999 – June 1999 at Chemical Sound Studios, Toronto
GenreRock, power pop
Length45:51
Labelmurderecords[1]
ProducerBrenndan McGuire, Sloan
Sloan chronology
4 Nights at the Palais Royale
(1999) 		Between the Bridges
(1999) 		Pretty Together
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork7.9/10[5]
Rolling Stone[4]

Between the Bridges is the fifth album by Canadian rock band Sloan.[6][7] 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".

The album's "quick and photocopy looking" cover art was inspired by a black-and-white photo of the movie poster for the 1969 satirical comedy Putney Swope, which band member Jay Ferguson saw in a book.[8]

  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. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 532.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (January 20, 2000). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. No. 832. pp. 55–58.
  5. ^ Schneyer, Jeremy (September 12, 1999). "Sloan: Between the Bridges". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sloan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Sloan Builds "Bridges" With New Album, Tour". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Lindsay, Cam (11 June 2015). "Rank Your Records: Sloan's Jay Ferguson Meticulously Ranks His Band's 11 Albums". Noisey. Vice Media Group. Retrieved 24 January 2022.