Based on the Best Seller
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| Released | September 26, 2025 | |||
| Recorded | 2024/2025 | |||
| Studio | The Bunker, Toronto by Ryan Haslett Taurus Studio, Toronto by Thomas Darcy Chris's garage, Toronto, by Cam Loeppky | |||
| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Length | 38:18 | |||
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Based on The Best Seller is the upcoming fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan.[1] It is due to be released on September 26, 2025, via Yep Roc and the group's label Murderecords. The album was recorded at The Bunker, and Taurus Studio, both in Toronto, with additional recording happening in Chris Murphy's garage, also in Toronto.
Track listing
All songs credited to Sloan.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Capitol Cooler" | Jay Ferguson | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Dream Destroyer" | Patrick Pentland | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Open Your Umbrellas" | Chris Murphy | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Baxter" | Andrew Scott | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Congratulations" | Ferguson | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Live Forever" | Murphy | 3:27 |
| 7. | "So Far Down" | Pentland | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Fortune Teller" | Murphy | 3:25 |
| 9. | "No Damn Fears" | Scott | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Collect Yourself" | Ferguson | 2:43 |
| 11. | "Here We Go Again" | Pentland | 3:27 |
| 12. | "I Already Know" | Murphy | 3:22 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[2]
Sloan
- Jay Ferguson – guitar, production, mixing (all tracks); vocals (tracks 1, 5, 10)
- Chris Murphy – bass guitar, production, mixing (all tracks); background vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 9–11), vocals (3, 6, 8, 12)
- Patrick Pentland – guitar, production, mixing (all tracks); vocals (2, 7), background vocals (3, 6, 8, 11, 12)
- Andrew Scott – drums, production, mixing (all tracks); vocals (4, 9)
Additional contributors
- Ryan Haslett – production, mixing, engineering
- João Carvalho – mastering
- Cam Loeppky – engineering
- Thomas Darcy – engineering
- Gregory Macdonald – background vocals, keyboards, percussion
- Tom Moffett – trumpet (8)
References
- ^ Megan Lapierre, "Sloan Detail New Album 'Based on the Best Seller,' Share 'Live Forever'. Exclaim!, June 16, 2025.
- ^ "Based on the Best Seller / Sloan / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved August 14, 2025.