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
Sloan	What's There to Decide?	Smeared	04:20
Bucket Truck	Magically Delicious	Mr. Hero	03:03
Super Friendz	Ditched	Sticktoitiveness 2	03:00
Thrush Hermit	Claim to Lame	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	03:04
Sloan	What's There to Decide? (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:22
Thrush Hermit	Quartermark	John Boomer	03:24
Compilation	October Game - Grind	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:41
100 Flowers	At Your Expense	Places We Sit	04:12
Compilation	Les Gluetones - Reincarnated	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:31
Jellyfishbabies	Greycoat Orchestra	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:51
Super Friendz	Rescue Us From Boredom	Mock Up, Scale Down	04:08
Compilation	Jale - Twisted	Trim Crusts if Desired	03:23
Jellyfishbabies	Diamond Joe	ST	04:18
Basic English	Don't Have to dance	Emanations	04:11
Basic English	Justice	Sweet Panic!	05:05
Super Friendz	The World's Most Embarassing Moment	Slide Show	05:31
Compilation	The October Game - Grind	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:42
100 Flowers	Puzzles	Places We Sit	04:36
Basic English	The Man With the Other Name	Emanations	04:13
Bucket Truck	Kyle's Day Out	Mr. Hero	02:32
Thrush Hermit	Uneventful	Clayton Park	06:11
Jale	Over You	So Wound	02:13
Wankin Family	No Way to Live	We Did It For the Kids	01:48
Thrush Hermit	Rosebody	Ammo (EP)	02:47
100 Flowers	Mr. Empty Man	Places We Sit	04:14
Thrush Hermit	Patriot	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	03:12
Thrush Hermit	From the back of the Film	Clayton Park	02:04
100 Flowers	21st Guessing (Remix)	Places We Sit	04:25
Compilation	I Want - Losing You	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:26
Compilation	Too Many Daves - Motorcycle Song	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:13
Compilation	Laura Smith - Clean Up Your Own Backyard	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	04:08
Super Friendz	Karate Man	Sticktoitiveness 2	03:12
Basic English	Don't Kill Your Friends	Emanations	03:21
Jale	All Ready	So Wound	02:15
Compilation	Spike N - Life in Reverse	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	02:51
Super Friendz	Boots	Play the Game, Not Games	03:14
Thrush Hermit	Every Morning I Reread the Postcard	The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)	01:58
Compilation	Dogfood - Let it Go	Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986	03:58
100 Flowers	Yo! Fruit Ears	Places We Sit	03:33
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Jale	Double Edge	Closed (EP)	02:47
Compilation	Skreech - Theme Song	Trim Crusts if Desired	01:54
Eric's Trip	Smoke	The Road South	03:07
Compilation	Jale - Twisted	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:23
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Compilation	The Misery Goats - Back to the Fall	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:18
Super Friendz	Up and Running	Up and Running	03:28
Thrush Hermit	Oh My Soul!	Clayton Park	04:17
Super Friendz	When They Paid Me	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:37
Wankin Family	Imaginary Lines	We Did It For the Kids	01:32
Compilation	The Lone Stars - Dying Town	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:43
Compilation	Eric's Trip - Laying Blame	Trim Crusts if Desired	04:40
Jale	Brother (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	03:44
Thrush Hermit	The Day We Hit the Coast	Clayton Park	06:32
Jale	Blue	So Wound	03:01
Bubaiskull	Snake Oil	Drive By Suicide (EP)	02:50
Compilation	Four The Moment - Africville	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:02
Thrush Hermit	This One's Mine	Nobody Famous	02:19
Wankin Family	Suck Your Life Away	We Did It For the Kids	01:48
Thrush Hermit	Marya	Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott	04:50
Compilation	Donner Party Reunion - Omniverous Society	Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance	03:18
Bucket Truck	Hidden Four	Mr. Hero	02:13
Sloan	Median Strip	Smeared	03:35
Bucket Truck	Racecars & Burgers	Mr. Hero	05:58
Super Friendz	Boots	Sticktoitiveness 2	03:42
Bubaiskull	The Hum	Drive By Suicide (EP)	04:10
Jale	Twisted (Komoda Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:51
Super Friendz	One Day	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:21
Sloan	I Hate My Generation	Twice Removed	02:26
Eric's Trip	The Road South	The Road South	02:28
Sloan	400 Metres	One Chord to Another	04:31
Jale	Sign Of Life	So Wound	03:42
Compilation	Tall Poppies - Fall Well	Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993	03:46
Super Friendz	Blue Tattoo	Compilation Tracks	03:13
Jellyfishbabies	Rainy Day	ST	03:02
Bucket Truck	The Fight Song	Mr. Hero	03:39
Sloan	Underwhelmed	Smeared	04:45
Thrush Hermit	French Inhale	Smart Bomb (EP)	03:10
Thrush Hermit	North Dakota	Sweet Homewrecker	03:48
Jale	Ali	So Wound	03:12
Super Friendz	Down in Flames	Mock Up, Scale Down	03:19
Wankin Family	Anarchy in Whycocomagh	We Did It For the Kids	01:39
Jellyfishbabies	The Unkind Truth About Rome	The Unkind Truth About Rome	02:54
Super Friendz	Citizens Banned	Slide Show	04:47
Bucket Truck	Captain Fantastic	Mr. Hero	02:14
Thrush Hermit	Glum Boy	French Inhale	04:38
Jellyfishbabies	Girl in the Window	The Unkind Truth About Rome	03:03
Thrush Hermit	Giddy With The Drugs	Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details	02:48
Super Friendz	Star in One	Slide Show	03:54
Super Friendz	Everything Writes Itself	Slide Show	02:49
Sloan	Bells On	Twice Removed	03:55
Jale	Again	Dreamcake	03:21
Super Friendz	Two Songs	Slide Show	04:18
Basic English	Images of Love	Sweet Panic!	04:39
Sloan	Junior Panthers	One Chord to Another	02:38
Jale	Emma (Frank Mix)	Brave New Waves Session	02:35
Sloan	People of the Sky	Twice Removed	03:37
Sloan	Take the Bench	One Chord to Another	03:50
Wankin Family	I Left My Heart in Iran (Forgotten Rebels)	We Did It For the Kids	01:41
Thrush Hermit	Came and Went	Sweet Homewrecker	07:39

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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Basic English - Sweet Panic!

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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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Super Friendz - Sticktoitiveness 2

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Jale - So Wound

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Compilation - Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986

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Jellyfishbabies - Here She Comes Now b/w Famous Blue Raincoat

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Super Friendz - Compilation Tracks

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Thrush Hermit - Ammo (EP)

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Thrush Hermit - Nobody Famous

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Super Friendz - Mock Up, Scale Down

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Super Friendz - Slide Show

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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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Super Friendz - Play the Game, Not Games

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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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