Between the Bridges
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Between the Bridges is the fifth album by Canadian rock band Sloan. Released on Murderecords in 1999, it continues the band's progression towards 1970s-influenced rock mixed with 1960s and 1990s-influenced pop. The album marked a pivotal move forward for the group, expanding on their influences like previous Sloan albums and featuring another huge single in their native Canada, "Losing California."
Track listing
All songs were written by Sloan.
- "The N.S." – 4:37
- "So Beyond Me" – 2:53
- "Don't You Believe A Word" – 3:15
- "Friendship" – 3:21
- "Sensory Deprivation" – 6:20
- "All By Ourselves" – 3:54
- "A Long Time Coming" – 4:33
- "Waiting For Slow Songs" – 3:15
- "Losing California" – 2:56
- "The Marquee And The Moon" – 3:09
- "Take Good Care Of The Poor Boy" – 3:16
- "Delivering Maybes" – 4:22
B-sides
- "Summer's My Season" (JPN import, "Don't You Believe A Word" single)
- "At The Edge Of The Scene" (JPN import, "Don't You Believe A Word" single)
- "Glad To Be Here" (MuchMusic Edgefest 99 compilation)
Singles taken from "Between the Bridges":
Losing California (1999)
Friendship (1999)
Sensory Deprivation (2000)
Don’t You Believe A Word (2000)
Miscellanea
The album title is a reference to the band's hometown of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia and its two main bridges, the Macdonald Bridge and the MacKay Bridge.
"The N.S." is also the nickname of Halifax's local mental hospital.
"Sensory Deprivation" was originally titled "Blood Pressure", and makes reference to the film "Altered States".
"The Marquee and the Moon" references both the Television album Marquee Moon, but also the Halifax club The Marquee. The club's lower half is called Hell's Kitchen, noted in the lyric "Their clientele can go to Hell if they want to get in for free, but Hell ain't a bad place to be." The last line of which referencing the AC/DC song "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be".
"Take Good Care of the Poor Boy" is said to be written about American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright.