Based on the Best Seller

Based on the Best Seller
Studio album by Sloan
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
Label	Yep Roc Murderecords
Producer	Ryan Haslett Sloan
Sloan chronology
Steady (2022) Based on the Best Seller (2025)
Singles from Based on the Best Seller
"Dream Destroyer" Released: July 21, 2025

Based on the Best Seller is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. ^[1] It was 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.

Two of the songs featured on the LP, "Baxter", and "Open Your Umbrellas" were repurposed songs originally recorded in demo form in Toronto in 1995 (during the One Chord To Another sessions), and in Halifax in August 1997 (during Navy Blues sessions), respectively. ^[2]

The song "No Damn Fears" draws inspiration from Jellyfishbabies, and the title is in reference to Andrew Scott's pre-Sloan band of the same name, which featured Jennifer Pierce, and Dave Marsh. ^{[3] [4]}

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
Total length:			38:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[5]

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, 11), background vocals (3, 6, 8, 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

1. "Sloan Detail New Album 'Based on the Best Seller,' Share 'Live Forever'". exclaim.ca. June 16, 2025.
2. https://spillmagazine.com/spill-feature-we-dont-want-to-be-a-heritage-act-a-conversation-with-chris-murphy-of-sloan/
3. https://www.antimusic.com/p/25/0825sloan_stream_new_song_no_damn_fears.shtml
4. http://vishkhanna.com/2012/11/13/the-super-friendzs-mock-up-scale-down-an-oral-history/
5. "Based on the Best Seller / Sloan / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved August 14, 2025.