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
Thrush Hermit	Noosed and Haloed Swear Words	Sweet Homewrecker	03:32
Cleveland Steamer	Burnt Toast	Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)	02:59
Jale	Mosquito	So Wound	02:45
Compilation	I Want - Losing You	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:26
Super Friendz	When They Paid Me	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:37
Thrush Hermit	Rosebody	John Boomer	02:47
100 Flowers	Drop a Line	Places We Sit	05:12
Jale	Ali	So Wound	03:12
Super Friendz	Come Clean	Mock Up, Scale Down	02:38
Sloan	Take It In	Smeared	03:58
Sloan	Can't Face Up	One Chord to Another	03:53
Wankin Family	No Justice	We Did It For the Kids	02:08
Bucket Truck	Hidden One	Mr. Hero	00:06
Compilation	Basic English - Love Don't Wait	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	04:31
Compilation	Leonard Conan - Leaving	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:22
Jellyfishbabies	Blue Eyes	ST	02:43
Sloan	Nothing Left to Make Me Want to Stay	One Chord to Another	02:35
Jale	Double Edge	Closed (EP)	02:47
Compilation	The Misery Goats - Back to the Fall	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:18
Compilation	Jellyfishbabies - Running Out of Time	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	04:10
100 Flowers	Rusty's Rag	Places We Sit	03:15
Basic English	The Bottom Step	Emanations	03:57
Sloan	Autobiography	One Chord to Another	03:18
Thrush Hermit	You got an Answer	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:19
Thrush Hermit	From the back of the Film	Clayton Park	02:04
Sloan	Everything You've Done Wrong	One Chord to Another	03:29
Sloan	What's There to Decide? (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:22
Compilation	Skreech - Theme Song	Trim Crusts if Desired	01:54
Super Friendz	Up and Running	Up and Running	03:28
Sloan	400 Metres	One Chord to Another	04:31
Super Friendz	Fireflies	Sticktoitiveness 2	02:50
Super Friendz	Better Call	Mock Up, Scale Down	02:32
Basic English	Highlanders 48	Sweet Panic!	05:11
Jale	River	Dreamcake	03:28
Compilation	The Misery Goats - Back to the Fall	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:20
100 Flowers	Puzzles	Places We Sit	04:36
Jale	Superstar	So Wound	06:03
Thrush Hermit	Songs for the Gang	Clayton Park	03:07
Jellyfishbabies	Abbott	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:17
Thrush Hermit	Glum Boy	French Inhale	04:38
Jale	Nine Years now	Closed (EP)	03:03
Jellyfishbabies	Alba	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:16
Wankin Family	We Do it for the Kids	We Did It For the Kids	01:27
Thrush Hermit	Violent Dreams	Clayton Park	07:07
Thrush Hermit	This One's Mine	Nobody Famous	02:19
Thrush Hermit	Marya	John Boomer	04:50
Jale	I'm Sorry	Dreamcake	02:15
Basic English	Don't Have to dance	Emanations	04:11
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Compilation	The Lonestars - Dying Town	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:41
Thrush Hermit	We Are Being Reduced	Clayton Park	06:17
Super Friendz	Fooled at First	Slide Show	03:33
Thrush Hermit	French Inhale	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:10
Sloan	Median Strip	Smeared	03:35
Basic English	Outside the Law	Sweet Panic!	04:38
Thrush Hermit	Marya	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	04:50
Basic English	Birds Fly By	Sweet Panic!	03:36
Compilation	The October Game - Grind	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:42
Bucket Truck	The Fight Song	Mr. Hero	03:39
Jale	Jesus Loves Me	Closed (EP)	03:42
Bubaiskull	Nothing	Kitten	03:19
Compilation	Adrenalin - Forced Consent	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	04:38
Thrush Hermit	Pink is the Colour	Smart Bomb (EP)	04:24
Sloan	G Turns to D	One Chord to Another	03:24
Compilation	Cheese Ranch - Waldo's Ashes	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	05:13
Compilation	Too Many Daves - Motorcycle Song	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:13
Basic English	The Man With the Other Name	Emanations	04:13
Sloan	Same Old Flame	Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)	03:38
Bubaiskull	Joy	Drive By Suicide (EP)	03:52
Thrush Hermit	Airplane	John Boomer	03:35
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
Sloan	Amped (Previously Unreleased)	Underwhelmed (promo)	03:06
Thrush Hermit	Cookie	Ammo (EP)	03:06
Super Friendz	Stone Alone	Mock Up, Scale Down	02:57
Wankin Family	Imaginary Lines	We Did It For the Kids	01:32
Jellyfishbabies	Messiah	ST	03:05
Thrush Hermit	Cott	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	01:56
Thrush Hermit	Picturesque	Nobody Famous	03:24
Jale	Storm	So Wound	02:54
Eric's Trip	Smoke	The Road South	03:07
Compilation	Salsa Picante - Acuyuye	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:15
Jale	Again (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:25
Super Friendz	Restricted	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:17
Compilation	Thrush Hermit - You Are Gone	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:02
Jale	Nebulons	Dreamcake	02:53
Bucket Truck	Top of the World	Mr. Hero	05:02
Jale	Emma (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:35
Thrush Hermit	On the Sneak	Sweet Homewrecker	02:47
Jale	Despite	So Wound	01:41
Compilation	Bubaiskull - Like a Pig	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:39
Thrush Hermit	Hated It	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:50
Jale	Hey Hey	So Wound	02:03
Bucket Truck	Dynamo	Mr. Hero	04:13
Super Friendz	Blue Tattoo	Compilation Tracks	03:13
Bucket Truck	Kyle's Day Out	Mr. Hero	02:32
100 Flowers	Beachcombers Theme	Places We Sit	01:55
Bucket Truck	Racecars & Burgers	Mr. Hero	05:58
Compilation	Tall Poppies - Fall Well	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:46
Jale	Twisted	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	03:22
Bubaiskull	I Remember Drinking	Kitten	01:47

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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