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	Mosquito	So Wound	02:45
Jale	The Unseen Guest	Dreamcake	02:29
Bubaiskull	Heebie Jeebie	Drive By Suicide (EP)	03:47
100 Flowers	Yo! Fruit Ears	Places We Sit	03:33
Thrush Hermit	From the back of the Film	Clayton Park	02:04
Sloan	Autobiography	One Chord to Another	03:18
100 Flowers	Mr. Empty Man	Places We Sit	04:14
Wankin Family	No Justice	We Did It For the Kids	02:08
Bubaiskull	Snake Oil	Drive By Suicide (EP)	02:50
Jale	Double Edge	Closed (EP)	02:47
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Sloan	What's There to Decide? (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:22
Compilation	Bluegrass Lawnmower - Bone of Contention	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	04:58
Compilation	Adrenalin - Forced Consent	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	04:38
Wankin Family	We Are The Wankin Family	We Did It For the Kids	01:52
Compilation	ChucksWagon - Chameleon	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:47
Thrush Hermit	The Day We Hit the Coast	Clayton Park	06:32
Sloan	Bells On	Twice Removed	03:55
Sloan	Stood Up	Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)	03:59
Jale	Brother (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:40
Jellyfishbabies	Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen)	Here She Comes Now b/w Famous Blue Raincoat	05:31
Bucket Truck	Top of the World	Mr. Hero	05:02
Sloan	Snowsuit Sound	Twice Removed	03:48
Compilation	Rebecca West - Sick (demo)	Trim Crusts if Desired	05:06
Sloan	The Lines You Amend	One Chord to Another	02:32
Jale	Ali	So Wound	03:12
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
Sloan	Take the Bench	One Chord to Another	03:50
Bucket Truck	Captain Fantastic	Mr. Hero	02:14
Bubaiskull	Diamondback	Insex (EP) (1st press)	02:34
Bubaiskull	Nothing	Kitten	03:19
Sloan	I Can Feel It	Twice Removed	03:29
Thrush Hermit	Hated It	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:50
Sloan	A Side Wins	One Chord to Another	03:11
Thrush Hermit	Violent Dreams	Clayton Park	07:07
Thrush Hermit	Patriot	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	03:12
Compilation	Skreech - Theme Song	Trim Crusts if Desired	01:54
Compilation	Black Pool - What Are You Saying?	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:24
100 Flowers	Down Side Up (Lloyd's Remix)	Places We Sit	03:55
100 Flowers	21st Guessing (Remix)	Places We Sit	04:25
Bucket Truck	Hidden One	Mr. Hero	00:06
Jellyfishbabies	Messiah	ST	03:05
Cleveland Steamer	Burnt Toast	Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)	02:59
100 Flowers	Drop a Line	Places We Sit	05:12
Jale	Wash My Hands	Closed (EP)	03:55
Compilation	The Lone Stars - Dying Town	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:43
Compilation	Cheese Ranch - Waldo's Ashes	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	05:13
Jale	Hey Hey	So Wound	02:03
Compilation	Leonard Conan - Frightened of...	Trim Crusts if Desired	02:51
Jellyfishbabies	Greycoat Orchestra	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:51
Thrush Hermit	Pink is the Colour	Ammo (EP)	03:47
Bucket Truck	Hidden Two	Mr. Hero	00:06
Bucket Truck	Hidden Three	Mr. Hero	00:06
Jale	Drag	So Wound	02:28
Compilation	Leonard Conan - Leaving	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:22
Compilation	Weasel Faced Judge - Veal	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	05:58
Compilation	Hardship Post - Won't You Come Home	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:00
Wankin Family	Nobody Can Stop Us	We Did It For the Kids	01:28
Cleveland Steamer	Matthew	Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)	03:22
Thrush Hermit	Radio Blaster	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:11
Sloan	I Hate My Generation	Twice Removed	02:26
Compilation	Strawberry - Buried Treasure	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:57
Thrush Hermit	Airplane	John Boomer	03:35
Jale	I Lied	Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)	02:45
Jellyfishbabies	Diamond Joe	ST	04:18
Jale	Tumble	So Wound	03:06
Thrush Hermit	Puerto Rico	Sweet Homewrecker	03:34
Jellyfishbabies	63 Misery Avenue	The Unkind Truth About Rome	07:03
Sloan	500 Up	Smeared	04:20
Bubaiskull	Like a Pig	Kitten	03:57
Bubaiskull	Eelmonkey	Insex (EP) (1st press)	03:27
Thrush Hermit	Western Dreamz	Clayton Park	05:24
Thrush Hermit	Before You Leave	Clayton Park	06:08
Thrush Hermit	Marya	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	04:50
Compilation	Jeremy Robinson - Get Out Of Jail	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:24
Bubaiskull	Floss Birds	Kitten	02:39
Compilation	Hardship Post - Rock is My Life	Trim Crusts if Desired	04:41
Sloan	People of the Sky	Twice Removed	03:37
Jale	More Or Less (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:16
Sloan	Sugartune	Smeared	03:33
Jellyfishbabies	The Gibbet Song	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:59
Sloan	Take It In	Smeared	03:58
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	Giddy With The Drugs	Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details	02:48
Sloan	Before I Do	Twice Removed	07:05
Bucket Truck	Rocket Mobile	Mr. Hero	04:39
Bucket Truck	Page Thirteen	Mr. Hero	04:00
Thrush Hermit	Claim to Lame	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	03:04
Wankin Family	No Way to Live	We Did It For the Kids	01:48
Thrush Hermit	Songs for the Gang	Clayton Park	03:07
Bubaiskull	Joy	Drive By Suicide (EP)	03:52
Jellyfishbabies	Rainy Day	ST	03:02
100 Flowers	Puzzles	Places We Sit	04:36
Thrush Hermit	The Ugly Details	Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details	02:55
Jale	Not Happy	Dreamcake	02:54
Jellyfishbabies	Blue Eyes	ST	02:43
Thrush Hermit	Marya	John Boomer	04:50
Compilation	Les Gluetones - Reincarnated	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:31

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

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

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Thrush Hermit - Rock and Roll Detective (EP)

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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)

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Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

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