Sloan – “Cleopatra” [YouTube Song Stream]

On September 9, 2014, Sloan will release their 11th studio album Commonwealth via Yep Roc Records. The 15 song collection sees Sloan creating one of the most unique and ambitious recordings of their two-decade-plus career. Yesterday, The AV Club premiered the Jay Ferguson-penned “Cleopatra,” the second preview track to be released from Commonwealth.

The Toronto-based rock quartet is perhaps the most truly democratic group in the annals of pop, with Jay Ferguson, Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, and Andrew Scott all contributing original compositions to each record, equal partners with equal say over every aspect of their work. Where in the past creative lines have been blurred to create the multi-faceted Sloan sound, Commonwealth sees the four bandmates disassociating ever so slightly to create an old-school double album sequenced with each member staking out a single side as their own artistic dominion.

Commonwealth Track Listing:

Diamond Side (Jay):
01. We’ve Come This Far
02. You’ve Got A Lot On Your Mind
03. Three Sisters
04. Cleopatra
05. Neither Here Nor There

Heart Side (Chris):
06. Carried Away
07. So Far So Good
08. Get Out
09. Misty’s Beside Herself
10. You Don’t Need Excuses To Be Good

Shamrock Side (Patrick):
11. 13 (Under A Bad Sign)
12. Take It Easy
13. What’s Inside
14. Keep Swinging (Downtown)

Spade Side (Andrew):
15. Forty-Eight Portraits