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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Canadian power pop band Sloan was produced and mixed with Ryan Haslett.
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- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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UncutSep 26, 2025Based On The Best Seller is a high water mark. [Nov 2025, p.39]
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Sep 26, 20252025's Based on the Best Seller is Sloan's 14th album, and it has everything you could ask for from a pop-leaning rock band – killer tunes, plenty of swagger and spirit, guitar crunch for days, expert harmonies, a first rate rhythm section, and production that captures their many virtues with clean concision and no excess treacle.
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MojoSep 26, 2025The humour enhances the band's vigour: loud and ragged, they sound like a band much younger than their years, although the high quality of songcraft is a giveaway of their veteran status. [Nov 2025, p.93]
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Oct 10, 2025Compared to all other Sloan albums, Based on the Based Seller is right in line. Compared with everything else, it’s a 10.
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Sep 26, 2025For the most part, Based on the Best Seller feels like a revitalized bunch of friends cutting loose and having a blast. The wheel hasn't been reinvented, but you get all the inside jokes because they're your friends — and you're just happy to have been invited along for the ride.
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Oct 21, 2025For Based on the Best Seller, even Scott’s tracks fit in pretty snugly. Catchy melodies and big guitars are the order of the day, with a side of Murph’s jauntier piano-driven songs to change things up.