Commonwealth | |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Sloan |
Cover: | Sloan_Commonwealth.jpg |
Recorded: | Sloan Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Length: | 58:22 |
Label: | Murderecords, Yep Roc Records |
Producer: | Sloan, Ryan Haslett, Gregory Macdonald |
Prev Title: | The Double Cross |
Prev Year: | 2011 |
Next Title: | 12 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Commonwealth is the eleventh studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan.
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.[1] In May 2014, it was announced that the new album would be titled Commonwealth and would be released in September 2014.[2] On July 14, 2014, the band announced the official release date for the album (September 9) and released the album's lead single, "Keep Swinging (Downtown)".[3] 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 Diamonds, Chris Murphy's is Hearts, Patrick Pentland's is Clubs, and Andrew Scott's is Spades.[4]
Each suite is written and performed by its respective band member.[4]