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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Jale	River	Dreamcake	03:28
Jale	Brother (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:40
Thrush Hermit	Before You Leave	Clayton Park	06:08
Wankin Family	We Do it for the Kids	We Did It For the Kids	01:27
Sloan	The Good in Everyone	One Chord to Another	02:17
Jale	Back On Track	So Wound	02:47
Sloan	I am the Cancer	Smeared	03:41
Bucket Truck	Captain Fantastic	Mr. Hero	02:14
Compilation	Jale - Brother	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:45
Bucket Truck	Magically Delicious	Mr. Hero	03:03
Jale	Jesus Loves Me	Closed (EP)	03:42
Wankin Family	Fuck the Commonwealth	We Did It For the Kids	01:25
Jale	Mend	Dreamcake	02:09
Thrush Hermit	Noosed and Haloed Swear Words	Sweet Homewrecker	03:32
Thrush Hermit	Violent Dreams	Clayton Park	07:07
Thrush Hermit	Patriot	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	03:12
Sloan	Junior Panthers	One Chord to Another	02:38
Thrush Hermit	From the back of the Film	Clayton Park	02:04
Thrush Hermit	Simple Universal Leader	John Boomer	02:50
100 Flowers	Puzzles	Places We Sit	04:36
Jale	Brother (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:44
Jale	Love Letter	Dreamcake	03:21
Sloan	Take It In	Smeared	03:58
Compilation	Weasel Faced Judge - Veal	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	05:58
Jale	Sweetness	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	02:54
Jellyfishbabies	Wild Cows	The Unkind Truth About Rome	02:33
Jale	Not Happy	Dreamcake	02:54
Sloan	400 Metres	One Chord to Another	04:31
Compilation	Jeremy Robinson - Get Out Of Jail	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:24
Wankin Family	Nobody Can Stop Us	We Did It For the Kids	01:28
Jellyfishbabies	Mile of Glass	ST	04:59
Jale	Nine Years now	Closed (EP)	03:03
Jale	Long Way Home	Closed (EP)	02:30
Compilation	Strawberry - Buried Treasure	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:57
Thrush Hermit	Great Pacific Ocean	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	05:23
Sloan	Loosens	Twice Removed	05:27
Sloan	I Hate My Generation	Twice Removed	02:26
Wankin Family	Anarchy in Whycocomagh	We Did It For the Kids	01:39
Compilation	Phil Sedore - Rainbow Thieves	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:44
Jale	Jesus Loves Me	Closed (EP)	03:42
Jale	Twisted (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:52
Sloan	Bells On	Twice Removed	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
Compilation	Too Many Daves - 1906	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:57
Jale	Promise (Jimmybeam magestic version)	Dreamcake	04:34
Jale	Again (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:25
Bubaiskull	The Hum	Drive By Suicide (EP)	04:10
Sloan	I Can Feel It	Twice Removed	03:29
Thrush Hermit	Songs for the Gang	Clayton Park	03:07
Cleveland Steamer	Matthew	Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)	03:22
Compilation	Cheticamp - Coincedence	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:41
Thrush Hermit	All Dressed Up	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:15
Jale	I'm Sorry	Dreamcake	02:15
Jale	Long Way Home	Closed (EP)	02:30
Sloan	Shame Shame	Twice Removed	03:04
Wankin Family	T.O.	We Did It For the Kids	01:08
Bubaiskull	Snake Oil	Drive By Suicide (EP)	02:50
Thrush Hermit	Uneventful	Clayton Park	06:11
Jale	Blue	So Wound	03:01
Thrush Hermit	Without You?	Sweet Homewrecker	02:04
Jale	Again	Dreamcake	03:21
Compilation	Rebecca West - Sick (demo)	Trim Crusts if Desired	05:06
Sloan	Penpals	Twice Removed	03:08
Thrush Hermit	Cott	Smart Bomb (EP)	02:11
Sloan	What's There to Decide?	Smeared	04:20
Sloan	Sugartune	Smeared	03:33
Bucket Truck	Hidden Three	Mr. Hero	00:06
Compilation	Adrenalin - Origin of Disorder	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:01
Sloan	Deeper Than Beauty	Twice Removed	02:41
Thrush Hermit	Darling Don't Worry	Sweet Homewrecker	02:16
Compilation	Sloan - Ragdoll	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	05:09
Compilation	Adrenalin - Forced Consent	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	04:38
Thrush Hermit	Cott	John Boomer	01:56
Thrush Hermit	Hated It	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:50
Compilation	The Misery Goats - Back to the Fall	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:18
Jale	Tumble	So Wound	03:06
Thrush Hermit	Oh Man What to Do	Clayton Park	04:02
Thrush Hermit	Marya	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	04:50
Sloan	Take the Bench	One Chord to Another	03:50
Thrush Hermit	Snubbed	Sweet Homewrecker	03:36
Bubaiskull	Heebie Jeebie	Drive By Suicide (EP)	03:47
Thrush Hermit	Simple Universal Leader	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	02:50
Jale	Twisted (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:51
Wankin Family	No Justice	We Did It For the Kids	02:08
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Jale	Mosquito	So Wound	02:45
Compilation	Hardship Post - Won't You Come Home	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:00
Compilation	The Gluetones - 29	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:07
Sloan	A Side Wins	One Chord to Another	03:11
Thrush Hermit	1991 (unavailable on album)	Rock and Roll Detective (EP)	02:28
Jellyfishbabies	Messiah	ST	03:05
Sloan	Lemonzinger	Smeared	04:11
Jale	Twisted	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	03:22
Jale	Hey Hey	So Wound	02:03
Bucket Truck	Hidden Two	Mr. Hero	00:06
Thrush Hermit	Skip the Life	Sweet Homewrecker	03:24
100 Flowers	At Your Expense	Places We Sit	04:12
Compilation	October Game - Grind	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:41
Thrush Hermit	Radio Blaster	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:11
Compilation	Salsa Picante - Acuyuye	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:15

The Halifax Explosion

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Thrush Hermit - Clayton Park

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Thrush Hermit - French Inhale

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Jellyfishbabies - ST

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Jale - Closed (EP)

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Thrush Hermit - The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)

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Jellyfishbabies - The Unkind Truth About Rome

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Bucket Truck - Mr. Hero

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Jale - Closed (EP)

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Wankin Family - We Did It For the Kids

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Jale - So Wound

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

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Thrush Hermit - Ammo (EP)

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Thrush Hermit - Nobody Famous

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Thrush Hermit - John Boomer

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Thrush Hermit - Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details

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100 Flowers - Places We Sit

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Sloan - Smeared

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Thrush Hermit - Sweet Homewrecker

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

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Sloan - One Chord to Another

FEATURED

Thrush Hermit - Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott

FEATURED

Thrush Hermit - Rock and Roll Detective (EP)

FEATURED

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

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Thrush Hermit - Smart Bomb (EP)

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Jale - Dreamcake

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

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Compilation - Trim Crusts if Desired

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

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Bubaiskull - Insex (EP) (1st press)

FEATURED

Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

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