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
Basic English	Highlanders 48	Sweet Panic!	05:11
Sloan	What's There to Decide?	Smeared	04:20
Compilation	Spike N - Life in Reverse	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:51
Compilation	Les Gluetones - Reincarnated	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:31
Super Friendz	Rescue Us from Boredom	Play the Game, Not Games	04:45
Thrush Hermit	Snubbed	Sweet Homewrecker	03:36
Jale	Emma	Dreamcake	02:41
Thrush Hermit	1991 (unavailable on album)	Rock and Roll Detective (EP)	02:28
Thrush Hermit	Before You Leave	Clayton Park	06:08
Thrush Hermit	I'm Sorry If Your Heart Has No More Room	Sweet Homewrecker	03:03
Super Friendz	No Good Reason	Slide Show	02:17
Super Friendz	Everything Writes Itself	Slide Show	02:49
Thrush Hermit	Oh Man What to Do	Clayton Park	04:02
Bucket Truck	Dynamo	Mr. Hero	04:13
Jale	All Ready	So Wound	02:15
Bucket Truck	Racecars & Burgers	Mr. Hero	05:58
Sloan	Same Old Flame	Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)	03:38
Thrush Hermit	Rosebody	Ammo (EP)	02:47
Super Friendz	Karate Man	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:04
Sloan	Shame Shame	Twice Removed	03:04
Sloan	Loosens	Twice Removed	05:27
Compilation	Phil Sedore - Rainbow Thieves	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:44
100 Flowers	Down Side Up (Lloyd's Remix)	Places We Sit	03:55
Thrush Hermit	Without You?	Sweet Homewrecker	02:04
Eric's Trip	I Exist	The Road South	07:43
Jale	Sign Of Life	So Wound	03:42
Compilation	Cool Blue Halo - Some Other World	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:47
Compilation	Hardship Post - Rock is My Life	Trim Crusts if Desired	04:41
Super Friendz	When They Paid Me	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:37
Bubaiskull	Ted Bundy	Kitten	02:12
Jellyfishbabies	The Unkind Truth About Rome	The Unkind Truth About Rome	02:54
Thrush Hermit	Heart Wrenching Man	Sweet Homewrecker	02:43
Jale	Tumble	So Wound	03:06
Basic English	Images of Love	Sweet Panic!	04:39
Jale	Love Letter	Dreamcake	03:21
Jale	Double Edge	Closed (EP)	02:47
Bucket Truck	The Fight Song	Mr. Hero	03:39
Jellyfishbabies	Messiah	ST	03:05
Compilation	Leonard Conan - Leaving	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:22
Compilation	Quahogs - Them	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:19
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
Compilation	Quahogs - Back to the Nun	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:39
Thrush Hermit	Simple Universal Leader	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	02:50
Compilation	Bluegrass Lawnmower - Bone of Contention	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	04:58
Jale	Drag	So Wound	02:28
Super Friendz	Up and Running	Up and Running	03:28
Super Friendz	One Day	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:21
Compilation	Too Many Daves - 1906	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:57
Compilation	Salsa Picante - Acuyuye	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:15
Thrush Hermit	Cott	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	01:56
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Compilation	Bubaiskull - Eel Monkey	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:24
Jale	Nebulons	Dreamcake	02:53
Compilation	Adrenalin - Origin of Disorder	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:01
Sloan	Sleepover (Previously Unreleased)	Underwhelmed (promo)	07:50
Jale	Back On Track	So Wound	02:47
Basic English	Justice	Sweet Panic!	05:05
Compilation	PlumTree - Dog Gone Crazy	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:46
Wankin Family	Imaginary Lines	We Did It For the Kids	01:32
Thrush Hermit	Marya	John Boomer	04:50
Jale	The Unseen Guest	Dreamcake	02:29
100 Flowers	Rusty's Rag	Places We Sit	03:15
Super Friendz	Fireflies	Sticktoitiveness 2	02:50
Super Friendz	Stone Alone	Mock Up, Scale Down	02:57
Compilation	Basic English - Love Don't Wait	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:31
Basic English	The Man With the Other Name	Emanations	04:13
Compilation	Tall Poppies - Fall Well	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:46
Thrush Hermit	At My Expense	Sweet Homewrecker	02:57
Thrush Hermit	Uneventful	Clayton Park	06:11
Compilation	Jale - Twisted	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:23
Bubaiskull	Wickerman	Insex (EP) (1st press)	01:26
Bucket Truck	Magically Delicious	Mr. Hero	03:03
Compilation	Donner Party Reunion - Tools	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	02:18
Wankin Family	Anarchy in Whycocomagh	We Did It For the Kids	01:39
Super Friendz	Dear Old Ireland	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:12
Compilation	Jeremy Robinson - Get Out Of Jail	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:24
Sloan	Underwhelmed	Smeared	04:45
Super Friendz	Fireflies	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:09
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Thrush Hermit	Puerto Rico	Sweet Homewrecker	03:34
Sloan	Junior Panthers	One Chord to Another	02:38
Super Friendz	Two Songs	Slide Show	04:18
Thrush Hermit	Hated It	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:50
Jale	I'm Sorry	Dreamcake	02:15
Compilation	Karma Wolves - Break the Silence	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	02:15
Super Friendz	Citizens Banned	Slide Show	04:47
Compilation	Leonard Conan - Frightened of...	Trim Crusts if Desired	02:51
Super Friendz	Green Hand	Play the Game, Not Games	02:23
Super Friendz	Blue Tattoo	Compilation Tracks	03:13
Sloan	Sugartune	Smeared	03:33
Jellyfishbabies	The Gibbet Song	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:59
Sloan	Penpals	Twice Removed	03:08
Compilation	Phollop Willing, P.A. - Mad About You	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	02:38
Sloan	Autobiography	One Chord to Another	03:18
Jale	Mosquito	So Wound	02:45
Jale	Emma (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:35
Bubaiskull	Gun Shy	Insex (EP) (1st press)	02:36
Super Friendz	Landing Light	Play the Game, Not Games	03:08
Bucket Truck	Top of the World	Mr. Hero	05:02
Thrush Hermit	Cott	Smart Bomb (EP)	02:11

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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