Commonwealth (Sloan album)
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| Studio album by Sloan | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | at Sloan Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Length | 58:22 | |||
| Label | Murderecords, Yep Roc Records | |||
| Producer | Sloan, Ryan Haslett, Gregory Macdonald | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.9/10 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| TODAY | |
Commonwealth is the eleventh studio album by Canadian rock band, Sloan. The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, which is the band's highest position on that chart in their history.
In 2013, the band revealed plans for a double album, with each of the four sides featuring a solo suite by a different band member. In May 2014, it was announced that the new album would be titled Commonwealth and would be released in September 2014. On July 14, 2014, the band announced the official release date for the album (September 9) and the release of the album's first single, "Keep Swinging (Downtown)". The album's cover was simultaneously released, which portrays the band members as four-of-a-kind kings. The suits of these playing cards correspond to the titles of their solo sides: Jay Ferguson's side is called Diamond, Chris Murphy's is Heart, Patrick Pentland's is Shamrock, and Andrew Scott's is Spade.
Each suite is written and performed by its respective band member.
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