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
100 Flowers	Sea Monkeys	Places We Sit	05:13
Thrush Hermit	On the Sneak	Sweet Homewrecker	02:47
Jale	All Ready	So Wound	02:15
Jale	River	Dreamcake	03:28
Thrush Hermit	At My Expense	Sweet Homewrecker	02:57
Jale	Mend	Dreamcake	02:09
Super Friendz	Optimists	Sticktoitiveness 2	02:16
Compilation	I Want - Losing You	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:26
Compilation	Leonard Conan - Leaving	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:22
Super Friendz	Fooled at First	Slide Show	03:33
Thrush Hermit	Patriot	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	03:12
Jale	Blue	So Wound	03:01
Jale	Double Edge	Closed (EP)	02:47
Bucket Truck	Magically Delicious	Mr. Hero	03:03
Compilation	Spike N - Life in Reverse	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:51
Thrush Hermit	Skip the Life	Sweet Homewrecker	03:24
Jale	Love Letter	Dreamcake	03:21
Compilation	Thrush Hermit - Pink is the Colour	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:47
Super Friendz	Half-Mast	Play the Game, Not Games	02:03
Thrush Hermit	Rosebody	John Boomer	02:47
Super Friendz	Up and Running	Up and Running	03:28
Sloan	Bells On	Twice Removed	03:55
Thrush Hermit	1991 (unavailable on album)	Rock and Roll Detective (EP)	02:28
Jale	Over You	So Wound	02:13
Sloan	People of the Sky	Twice Removed	03:37
Jellyfishbabies	Mile of Glass	ST	04:59
100 Flowers	Drop a Line	Places We Sit	05:12
Basic English	Don't Kill Your Friends	Emanations	03:21
Bucket Truck	Hidden Three	Mr. Hero	00:06
Compilation	Weasel Faced Judge - Veal	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	05:58
Super Friendz	Restricted	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:17
Wankin Family	T.O.	We Did It For the Kids	01:08
Jale	I Lied	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	02:45
Thrush Hermit	Giddy With The Drugs	Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details	02:48
Thrush Hermit	This One's Mine	Nobody Famous	02:19
Super Friendz	Rescue Us from Boredom	Play the Game, Not Games	04:45
Thrush Hermit	Oh My Soul!	Clayton Park	04:17
Bubaiskull	Wickerman	Insex (EP) (1st press)	01:26
Thrush Hermit	The Ugly Details	Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details	02:55
Jale	Again (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:25
Super Friendz	Citizens Banned	Slide Show	04:47
Sloan	Can't Face Up	One Chord to Another	03:53
Jale	Nine Years now	Closed (EP)	03:03
Super Friendz	When They Paid Me	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:37
Compilation	Phil Sedore - Rainbow Thieves	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:44
Thrush Hermit	North Dakota	Sweet Homewrecker	03:48
Sloan	Coax Me	Twice Removed	03:26
Sloan	What's There to Decide? (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:22
Bucket Truck	Hidden One	Mr. Hero	00:06
Compilation	Hardship Post - Won't You Come Home	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:00
Bubaiskull	I Remember Drinking	Kitten	01:47
Sloan	Nothing Left to Make Me Want to Stay	One Chord to Another	02:35
Jale	Twisted	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	03:22
Sloan	A Side Wins	One Chord to Another	03:11
Compilation	Les Gluetones - Reincarnated	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:31
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Thrush Hermit	French Inhale	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:10
Compilation	Ridge of Tears - Antigone	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	04:16
Sloan	Penpals	Twice Removed	03:08
Thrush Hermit	Oh Man What to Do	Clayton Park	04:02
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Bucket Truck	Hidden Four	Mr. Hero	02:13
Super Friendz	Come Clean	Mock Up, Scale Down	02:38
Basic English	The Bottom Step	Emanations	03:57
Super Friendz	Machine Green	Play the Game, Not Games	02:17
Basic English	I Won't be Leaving	Emanations	02:58
Sloan	I Can Feel It	Twice Removed	03:29
Bucket Truck	Hidden Two	Mr. Hero	00:06
Sloan	Stood Up	Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)	03:59
Thrush Hermit	Cott	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	01:56
Basic English	Sentimental Highway	Sweet Panic!	06:04
Jellyfishbabies	Messiah	ST	03:05
Thrush Hermit	25 All Right	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	01:35
Thrush Hermit	Airplane	John Boomer	03:35
Compilation	Eric's Trip - Laying Blame	Trim Crusts if Desired	04:40
Super Friendz	Fireflies	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:09
Jale	Brother (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:44
Thrush Hermit	Puerto Rico	Sweet Homewrecker	03:34
Compilation	Jale - Brother	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:45
Compilation	Hardship Post - Rock is My Life	Trim Crusts if Desired	04:41
Compilation	Quahogs - Them	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:19
Super Friendz	Boots	Sticktoitiveness 2	03:42
Thrush Hermit	Western Dreamz	Clayton Park	05:24
Jellyfishbabies	Abbott	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:17
Bubaiskull	Like a Pig	Kitten	03:57
Thrush Hermit	Noosed and Haloed Swear Words	Sweet Homewrecker	03:32
Jale	Sign Of Life	So Wound	03:42
Sloan	I Hate My Generation	Twice Removed	02:26
Compilation	Deep Woods - The House	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:56
Super Friendz	Evening Sun	Slide Show	03:11
Sloan	Snowsuit Sound	Twice Removed	03:48
Super Friendz	Ditched	Sticktoitiveness 2	03:00
Compilation	North End Fender Benders - She's Gone	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:45
Sloan	Median Strip	Smeared	03:35
Cleveland Steamer	Burnt Toast	Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)	02:59
Jale	Jesus Loves Me	Closed (EP)	03:42
Sloan	G Turns to D	One Chord to Another	03:24
Sloan	Raspberry	Smeared	04:01
Compilation	Roland Blinn & The Fishermen - Flamingoes My Love	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:14
Jellyfishbabies	The Erlking	The Unkind Truth About Rome	04:08

The Halifax Explosion

Tracks

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Sloan - One Chord to Another

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Sloan - Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)

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Sloan - Twice Removed

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Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

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Sloan - Stove/ Smother (split with Eric's Trip)

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Sloan - Smeared

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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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