The Halifax Explosion

This playlist was started Dec 23, 2025 and is in progress....In the late 80's and early 1990s, a loose network of bands, venues, and independent labels centered in Halifax, Nova Scotia began drawing national attention. While rarely labeled as a “scene” by its participants at the time, the cluster would later be widely referred to as The Halifax Pop Explosion.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Sloan	Marcus Said	Smeared	04:31
Thrush Hermit	The Ugly Details	Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details	02:55
Basic English	Have it Your Way	Emanations	03:51
Jale	Long Way Home	Closed (EP)	02:30
Sloan	Coax Me	Twice Removed	03:26
Super Friendz	Two Songs	Slide Show	04:18
Thrush Hermit	Pink is the Colour	Smart Bomb (EP)	04:24
Super Friendz	Good to Go	Compilation Tracks	03:21
100 Flowers	Mr. Empty Man	Places We Sit	04:14
Jale	Blue	So Wound	03:01
Jale	Double Edge	Closed (EP)	02:47
Sloan	G Turns to D	One Chord to Another	03:24
Compilation	Jale - Brother	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:45
Super Friendz	Up and Running	Slide Show	03:28
Compilation	Fourteen Eyz - Salvation Man	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:54
Compilation	Weasel Faced Judge - Veal	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	05:58
Super Friendz	Sorry - The Super Friendz Theme	Play the Game, Not Games	05:00
Super Friendz	No Good Reason	Slide Show	02:17
Jale	More Or Less (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:16
Compilation	Quahogs - Them	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:19
Jellyfishbabies	Messiah	ST	03:05
Compilation	Dogfood - Let it Go	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:58
Thrush Hermit	Glum Boy	French Inhale	04:38
Thrush Hermit	Marya	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	04:50
Jellyfishbabies	Greycoat Orchestra	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:51
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Compilation	Spike N - Life in Reverse	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:51
Jellyfishbabies	Can it Be	ST	03:51
Sloan	Anyone Who's Anyone	One Chord to Another	02:48
Super Friendz	One Day	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:21
Jale	Again	Dreamcake	03:21
Jale	Again (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:25
Compilation	I Want - Losing You	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:26
Super Friendz	Fireflies	Sticktoitiveness 2	02:50
Thrush Hermit	Snubbed	Sweet Homewrecker	03:36
Basic English	I Can't Wait	Emanations	04:13
Bubaiskull	Diamondback	Insex (EP) (1st press)	02:34
Thrush Hermit	Picturesque	Nobody Famous	03:24
Jale	Sign Of Life	So Wound	03:42
Thrush Hermit	Violent Dreams	Clayton Park	07:07
Compilation	Phil Sedore - Rainbow Thieves	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:44
Super Friendz	10 lbs.	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:41
Bucket Truck	Speed Freak Show	Mr. Hero	03:30
Sloan	Bells On	Twice Removed	03:55
Compilation	Thrush Hermit - Pink is the Colour	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:47
Super Friendz	Boots	Play the Game, Not Games	03:14
Sloan	The Lines You Amend	One Chord to Another	02:32
Basic English	Don't Have to Dance	Sweet Panic!	04:32
Super Friendz	The World's Most Embarassing Moment	Slide Show	05:31
Jale	Promise (Jimmybeam magestic version)	Dreamcake	04:34
Bubaiskull	Dog Head	Drive By Suicide (EP)	02:53
Bucket Truck	Kyle's Day Out	Mr. Hero	02:32
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Super Friendz	Prattle On	Slide Show	03:26
Super Friendz	When They Paid Me	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:37
Compilation	Eric's Trip - Laying Blame	Trim Crusts if Desired	04:40
Compilation	Basic English - Love Don't Wait	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	04:31
Thrush Hermit	Rosebody	John Boomer	02:47
Sloan	Stood Up	Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)	03:59
Bucket Truck	Hidden Four	Mr. Hero	02:13
Compilation	ChucksWagon - Chameleon	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:47
Compilation	Four The Moment - Africville	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:02
Bucket Truck	Hidden One	Mr. Hero	00:06
Thrush Hermit	Cott	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	01:56
Sloan	Loosens	Twice Removed	05:27
Jale	To be Your Friend	Dreamcake	02:30
Super Friendz	Green Hand	Play the Game, Not Games	02:23
Thrush Hermit	Simple Universal Leader	John Boomer	02:50
Bubaiskull	Snake Oil	Drive By Suicide (EP)	02:50
Compilation	Laura Smith - Clean Up Your Own Backyard	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:08
Sloan	Raspberry	Smeared	04:01
Compilation	Basic English - Love Don't Wait	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:31
Super Friendz	Better Call	Mock Up, Scale Down	02:32
Compilation	Donner Party Reunion - Tools	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	02:18
Compilation	Thrush Hermit - The Young and the Groomed	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:40
Basic English	Don't Kill Your Friends	Emanations	03:21
Compilation	Les Gluetones - Reincarnated	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:31
Basic English	I Won't be Leaving	Emanations	02:58
Sloan	Underwhelmed	Smeared	04:45
Thrush Hermit	North Dakota	Sweet Homewrecker	03:48
Compilation	Bluegrass Lawnmower - Bone of Contention	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	04:58
Compilation	Donner Party Reunion - Omniverous Society	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:18
Thrush Hermit	Before You Leave	Clayton Park	06:08
Compilation	The Lonestars - Dying Town	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:41
Jellyfishbabies	Mile of Glass	ST	04:59
Basic English	Lost in the Shadows	Sweet Panic!	04:16
Wankin Family	Nobody Can Stop Us	We Did It For the Kids	01:28
Jale	Drag	So Wound	02:28
Super Friendz	Slow Motion Blues	Slide Show	04:08
100 Flowers	Yo! Fruit Ears	Places We Sit	03:33
Bucket Truck	Racecars & Burgers	Mr. Hero	05:58
Sloan	A Side Wins	One Chord to Another	03:11
Thrush Hermit	Great Pacific Ocean	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	05:23
Bucket Truck	Hidden Two	Mr. Hero	00:06
Jale	Sweetness	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	02:54
Jale	Brother (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:40
Jale	Mosquito	So Wound	02:45
Thrush Hermit	I'm Sorry If Your Heart Has No More Room	Sweet Homewrecker	03:03
Jellyfishbabies	Girl in the Window	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:03
Super Friendz	Ditched	Sticktoitiveness 2	03:00

The Halifax Explosion

Tracks

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Eric's Trip - The Road South

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Basic English - Emanations

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Basic English - Sweet Panic!

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Super Friendz - Compilation Tracks

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Super Friendz - Play the Game, Not Games

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Super Friendz - Up and Running

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Super Friendz - Slide Show

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Super Friendz - Mock Up, Scale Down

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Super Friendz - Sticktoitiveness 2

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Jellyfishbabies - The Unkind Truth About Rome

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Jellyfishbabies - Here She Comes Now b/w Famous Blue Raincoat

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Jellyfishbabies - ST

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Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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Compilation - Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993

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Compilation - Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986

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Compilation - Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance

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Bubaiskull - Kitten

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Bubaiskull - Drive By Suicide (EP)

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Bubaiskull - Insex (EP) (1st press)

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Jale - Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)

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Jale - Brave New Waves Session

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Jale - So Wound

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Jale - Closed (EP)

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Jale - Closed (EP)

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Jale - Dreamcake

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Compilation - Trim Crusts if Desired

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Wankin Family - We Did It For the Kids

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Bucket Truck - Mr. Hero

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100 Flowers - Places We Sit

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Thrush Hermit - Clayton Park

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