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Article: Sloan: hues of gravy blues and sloughs of navy dues.
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- What Magazine
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- September 1, 1998
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"I love The Who, I'm a huge Pete Townshend fan. Patrick grew up with AC/DC. Chris grew up with AC/DC and Kiss, and I think that's shining through a bit more on this record than it has before, or these influences have influenced our writing a little bit more than in the past," says Jay Ferguson.
He plays guitar, sings and writes the songs the kids love to jump around to in Sloan, along with bassist/singer/songwriter Chris Murphy, guitarist/singer/songwriter Patrick Pentland and drummer/vocalist Andrew Scott. Sloan are princes of Canadian indie-alternative rock - and they're sounding more rockin' with each release.
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