What's The Story?
Sloan are a Canadian rock band with a strong fanbase and an extensive discography. This track charted well in Canada in the late 90's, but was virtually unheard of in the US. It's from their third studio album, One Chord To Another.
Who's To Blame?
A music festival dedicated to determined fish.
Why ♥ It?
This song is an intersection of a hum-all-day hook and a 90's pop-rock staple. To give an idea, the horn part is often just left to the crowd to sing when they play the song live, and for good reason. It's by far the most memorable part of the tune.
Aside the killer hook, the song is an upbeat feel-good number. The guitar strums chords that are every bit as lighthearted as Weezer's Island In The Sun. Although they don't actually sound anything like that song, they share a common life's-alright-fellas vibe. Also, the lead electric guitar parts that typically follow the chorus echo some of the more memorable standards of pop-rock in the 90's, and fits into that canon admirably.
Oh, and the lyrics are neat, too; supporting the positive feeling that emanates from the instruments.
All in all, although this song may fall prey to being typical of a decade's sound, it's one of the better-sounding and lesser-known offerings from an era of radio rock that--let's be honest--wasn't all that bad.
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