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Sloan-- the biggest Beatles fans in all of Canada-- are ready and willing to release Parallel Play, their umpteenth platter of pop confections, June 10 from the Yep Roc imprint. The disc, maybe more than any other Sloan offering to date, was truly a full band effort; each member contributes three jams, with Andrew Scott offering up a fourth for good measure.

The follow-up to last year's gargantuan Never Hear the End of It is due just days before the band hits the road for a little touring in the U.S. and Canada.

Parallel Play:

01 Believe in Me
02 Cheap Champagne
03 All I Am Is All You're Not
04 Emergency 911
05 Burn for It
06 Witch's Wand
07 The Dogs
08 Living the Dream
09 The Other Side
10 Down in the Basement
11 If I Could Change Your Mind
12 I'm Not a Kid Anymore
13 Too Many

Sloan:

06-12 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club (NXNE)
06-14 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre (Rock City Music Festival)
06-15 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
06-17 Washington, DC - Black Cat
06-18 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's Place
06-19 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
06-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
06-21 Buffalo, NY - Canal Concert Series
06-22 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
06-23 Chicago, IL - Double Door
07-05 Gibbons, Alberta - Boonstock
07-12 Saint John, New Brunswick - Long Wharf (Salty Jam Festival)
08-16 Chatham, Ontario - Rockstock
08-23 Bala, Ontario - The Kee