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
Bucket Truck	Captain Fantastic	Mr. Hero	02:14
Wankin Family	No Justice	We Did It For the Kids	02:08
Thrush Hermit	Noosed and Haloed Swear Words	Sweet Homewrecker	03:32
Sloan	Take It In	Smeared	03:58
Wankin Family	Suck Your Life Away	We Did It For the Kids	01:48
Super Friendz	10 lbs.	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:41
Compilation	I Want - Losing You	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:26
Thrush Hermit	Seven Years of Bad Luck and Bad Timing (unavailable on album)	Rock and Roll Detective (EP)	02:16
Eric's Trip	Smoke	The Road South	03:07
Cleveland Steamer	Matthew	Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)	03:22
Thrush Hermit	I'm Sorry If Your Heart Has No More Room	Sweet Homewrecker	03:03
Super Friendz	Karate Man	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:04
Jellyfishbabies	Diamond Joe	ST	04:18
Basic English	I Can't Wait	Emanations	04:13
Bubaiskull	Ted Bundy	Kitten	02:12
Super Friendz	Fireflies	Sticktoitiveness 2	02:50
Thrush Hermit	Cott	Smart Bomb (EP)	02:11
Thrush Hermit	Giddy With The Drugs	Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details	02:48
Compilation	Jale - Brother	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:45
Sloan	Sugartune	Smeared	03:33
Thrush Hermit	The Day We Hit the Coast	Clayton Park	06:32
Super Friendz	Good to Go	Compilation Tracks	03:21
Super Friendz	Down in Flames	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:19
Super Friendz	Machine Green	Play the Game, Not Games	02:17
Sloan	Amped (Previously Unreleased)	Underwhelmed (promo)	03:06
Bubaiskull	Wickerman	Insex (EP) (1st press)	01:26
Jale	Brother (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:44
Jale	Jesus Loves Me	Closed (EP)	03:42
Super Friendz	Forever a Day	Slide Show	02:56
Super Friendz	Citizens Banned	Slide Show	04:47
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
Super Friendz	Evening Sun	Slide Show	03:11
Sloan	Two Seater	Smeared	03:05
Bubaiskull	The Hum	Drive By Suicide (EP)	04:10
Sloan	Same Old Flame	Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)	03:38
Compilation	Jeremy Robinson - Get Out Of Jail	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:24
Sloan	Worried Now	Twice Removed	02:40
Compilation	Spike N - Life in Reverse	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:51
Sloan	Median Strip	Smeared	03:35
100 Flowers	Upside Down	Places We Sit	03:53
Compilation	Hardship Post - Won't You Come Home	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:00
Compilation	Black Pool - What Are You Saying?	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:24
Thrush Hermit	Snubbed	Sweet Homewrecker	03:36
Jale	Despite	So Wound	01:41
Basic English	I Can Hear You Laughing	Emanations	03:26
Compilation	Hardship Post - Rock is My Life	Trim Crusts if Desired	04:41
Jale	Twisted	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	03:22
Jale	Nine Years now	Closed (EP)	03:03
Jale	All Ready	So Wound	02:15
Thrush Hermit	Quartermark	John Boomer	03:24
Super Friendz	No Good Reason	Slide Show	02:17
Super Friendz	One Day	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:21
Compilation	False Security - Vietnam	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:06
Super Friendz	Rescue Us from Boredom	Play the Game, Not Games	04:45
Compilation	Basic English - Love Don't Wait	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:31
Bubaiskull	Nothing	Kitten	03:19
Jale	Emma (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:40
100 Flowers	Yo! Fruit Ears	Places We Sit	03:33
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
Jale	Again (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:18
Sloan	I am the Cancer	Smeared	03:41
Compilation	Donner Party Reunion - Tools	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	02:18
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Compilation	Jale - Twisted	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:23
Compilation	Too Many Daves - Motorcycle Song	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:13
Sloan	Stood Up	Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)	03:59
Thrush Hermit	Pink is the Colour	Smart Bomb (EP)	04:24
Jale	Superstar	So Wound	06:03
Compilation	Skreech - Theme Song	Trim Crusts if Desired	01:54
Compilation	Fourteen Eyz - Salvation Man	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:54
Bubaiskull	I Remember Drinking	Kitten	01:47
Sloan	Sleepover (Previously Unreleased)	Underwhelmed (promo)	07:50
Compilation	Tall Poppies - Fall Well	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:46
Compilation	Cool Blue Halo - Some Other World	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:47
Sloan	Coax Me	Twice Removed	03:26
Bubaiskull	Snake Oil	Drive By Suicide (EP)	02:50
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Thrush Hermit	French Inhale	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:10
Jellyfishbabies	The Erlking	The Unkind Truth About Rome	04:08
Compilation	Aimless - Smile	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:31
Basic English	Justice	Sweet Panic!	05:05
Sloan	Before I Do	Twice Removed	07:05
Thrush Hermit	All Dressed Up	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:15
Sloan	Shame Shame	Twice Removed	03:04
Compilation	100 Flowers - Memory Lane	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:14
Jellyfishbabies	Never Really Knew	ST	02:41
Wankin Family	No Way to Live	We Did It For the Kids	01:48
Jellyfishbabies	Messiah	ST	03:05
Bucket Truck	Dynamo	Mr. Hero	04:13
Bubaiskull	Heebie Jeebie	Drive By Suicide (EP)	03:47
Jellyfishbabies	Berlin is Just a Dream Away	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:28
Sloan	Autobiography	One Chord to Another	03:18
Super Friendz	Karate Man	Sticktoitiveness 2	03:12
Basic English	Outside the Law	Emanations	03:55
Super Friendz	Slow Motion Blues	Slide Show	04:08
Jellyfishbabies	The Unkind Truth About Rome	The Unkind Truth About Rome	02:54
Bucket Truck	Rocket Mobile	Mr. Hero	04:39
Sloan	Underwhelmed	Smeared	04:45
Basic English	Images of Love	Sweet Panic!	04:39
Super Friendz	Ditched	Sticktoitiveness 2	03:00

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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