12 (Sloan album)

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12
Sloan 12.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
RecordedSloan Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 2017 - November 2017
Genre Rock, alternative rock, power pop
Length40:44
Label Murderecords, Yep Roc Records
Producer Sloan, Ryan Haslett
Sloan chronology
Commonwealth
(2014)
12
(2018)
Steady
(2022)
Singles from 12
  1. "Spin Our Wheels"
    Released: 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Exclaim! 8/10 [2]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [3]
No Ripcord7/10 [4]
Paste 7.8/10 [5]

12 is the twelfth studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. [6] [7] The album debuted at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, [8] which is the band's highest position on that chart in their history.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Spin Our Wheels" (Chris Murphy)3:39
2."All of the Voices" (Patrick Pentland)2:52
3."Right to Roam" (Jay Ferguson)2:45
4."Gone for Good" (Andrew Scott)3:28
5."The Day Will Be Mine" (Pentland)3:15
6."Essential Services" (Ferguson)4:06
7."Don't Stop (If It Feels Good Do It)" (Murphy)3:34
8."Year Zero" (Scott)3:37
9."Have Faith" (Pentland)3:19
10."The Lion's Share" (Ferguson)2:40
11."Wish Upon a Satellite" (Murphy)3:38
12."44 Teenagers" (Scott)3:51

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 44
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 29

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