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
Compilation	Leonard Conan - Frightened of...	Trim Crusts if Desired	02:51
Compilation	Quahogs - Them	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:19
Thrush Hermit	Songs for the Gang	Clayton Park	03:07
Sloan	Snowsuit Sound	Twice Removed	03:48
Cleveland Steamer	Matthew	Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)	03:22
Sloan	People of the Sky	Twice Removed	03:37
Basic English	The Bottom Step	Emanations	03:57
Compilation	ChucksWagon - Chameleon	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:47
Compilation	Cool Blue Halo - Some Other World	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:47
Jale	Storm	So Wound	02:54
Bucket Truck	Racecars & Burgers	Mr. Hero	05:58
Jale	I'm Sorry	Dreamcake	02:15
Compilation	Donner Party Reunion - Tools	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	02:18
Jale	River	Dreamcake	03:28
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Thrush Hermit	We Are Being Reduced	Clayton Park	06:17
Sloan	400 Metres	One Chord to Another	04:31
Super Friendz	The World's Most Embarassing Moment	Slide Show	05:31
Super Friendz	Optimists	Sticktoitiveness 2	02:16
Basic English	Avalanche	Emanations	04:02
Super Friendz	Up and Running	Slide Show	03:28
Basic English	Birds Fly By	Sweet Panic!	03:36
Thrush Hermit	Airplane	John Boomer	03:35
100 Flowers	Mr. Empty Man	Places We Sit	04:14
Thrush Hermit	Heart Wrenching Man	Sweet Homewrecker	02:43
Thrush Hermit	Pink is the Colour	Smart Bomb (EP)	04:24
Bucket Truck	Kyle's Day Out	Mr. Hero	02:32
Thrush Hermit	The Day We Hit the Coast	Clayton Park	06:32
Jale	Twisted (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:51
Super Friendz	Ladies Man in Exile	Compilation Tracks	03:41
Sloan	Lemonzinger	Smeared	04:11
Thrush Hermit	Headin' South	Clayton Park	05:53
Basic English	Don't Have to Dance	Sweet Panic!	04:32
Compilation	Deep Woods - The House	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:56
Bucket Truck	Speed Freak Show	Mr. Hero	03:30
Super Friendz	Absurd Without It	Slide Show	01:59
Thrush Hermit	Marya	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	04:50
Thrush Hermit	Cott	John Boomer	01:56
Thrush Hermit	I'm Sorry If Your Heart Has No More Room	Sweet Homewrecker	03:03
Wankin Family	Suck Your Life Away	We Did It For the Kids	01:48
Jale	Emma	Dreamcake	02:41
Jale	Superstar	So Wound	06:03
Thrush Hermit	Uneventful	Clayton Park	06:11
Thrush Hermit	Snubbed	Sweet Homewrecker	03:36
Compilation	Ridge of Tears - Antigone	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	04:16
Super Friendz	Green Hand	Play the Game, Not Games	02:23
Thrush Hermit	Radio Blaster	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:11
Compilation	Bubaiskull - Like a Pig	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:39
Compilation	Strawberry - Buried Treasure	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:57
Super Friendz	Prattle On	Slide Show	03:26
Compilation	Cheese Ranch - Waldo's Ashes	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	05:13
Super Friendz	Undertow	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:05
Basic English	Outside the Law	Emanations	03:55
Sloan	Autobiography	One Chord to Another	03:18
Jale	All Ready	So Wound	02:15
Sloan	G Turns to D	One Chord to Another	03:24
Jellyfishbabies	The Gibbet Song	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:59
Super Friendz	Fireflies	Sticktoitiveness 2	02:50
Thrush Hermit	All Dressed Up	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:15
100 Flowers	Sea Monkeys	Places We Sit	05:13
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Compilation	The Misery Goats - Back to the Fall	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:20
Jale	Jesus Loves Me	Closed (EP)	03:42
Super Friendz	Evening Sun	Slide Show	03:11
Bubaiskull	Floss Birds	Kitten	02:39
Sloan	Amped (Previously Unreleased)	Underwhelmed (promo)	03:06
Thrush Hermit	This One's Mine	Nobody Famous	02:19
Bubaiskull	Heebie Jeebie	Drive By Suicide (EP)	03:47
Jale	Drag	So Wound	02:28
Sloan	A Side Wins	One Chord to Another	03:11
Compilation	Too Many Daves - Motorcycle Song	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:13
Bubaiskull	I Remember Drinking	Kitten	01:47
Sloan	Stove - Smother	Stove/ Smother (split with Eric's Trip)	04:32
Jellyfishbabies	Can it Be	ST	03:51
Jale	Over You	So Wound	02:13
Thrush Hermit	Claim to Lame	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	03:04
Wankin Family	T.O.	We Did It For the Kids	01:08
Bubaiskull	Wickerman	Insex (EP) (1st press)	01:26
Jellyfishbabies	Girl in the Window	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:03
Sloan	Sugartune	Smeared	03:33
Sloan	Left of Centre	Smeared	02:32
Thrush Hermit	North Dakota	Sweet Homewrecker	03:48
Jale	Despite	So Wound	01:41
Sloan	Bells On	Twice Removed	03:55
Basic English	Don't Kill Your Friends	Emanations	03:21
Jale	To be Your Friend	Dreamcake	02:30
Compilation	Aimless - Smile	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:31
Thrush Hermit	Patriot	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	03:12
Jale	Sweetness	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	02:54
Jale	Mosquito	So Wound	02:45
Jale	Nine Years now	Closed (EP)	03:03
Thrush Hermit	On the Sneak	Sweet Homewrecker	02:47
Sloan	Stood Up	Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)	03:59
Jale	Nine Years now	Closed (EP)	03:03
Jale	Emma (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:40
Thrush Hermit	Hated It	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:50
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
Jale	Brother (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:40
Compilation	Four The Moment - Africville	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:02
Thrush Hermit	Glum Boy	French Inhale	04:38

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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