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Deconstructing SLS15

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Now that SLS15 is in the bag, it's time to deconstruct the 22 tunes that made the final cut.  How much of SLS15 is CanCon?  How many artists are making their first appearance on SLS? Find out the answers to these questions and more below.

  • Canadian Content - 8 (The New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene, Billy Talent, Death From Above 1979, Metric, Wolf Parade, Elliott Brood & The Miniatures)
  • Making Their SLS Debut - 11 (The New Pornographers, The Raconteurs, Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Wolf Parade, Wolfmother, Gnarls Barkley, The Subways, Elliott Brood, Hard-Fi & The Miniatures)
  • Artists That Also Appeared On SLS14 - 7 (Metric, Death Cab For Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes, Death From Above 1979, System of a Down & Foo Fighters)
  • Providing a Female Voice - 2 (Metric & Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
  • Longest Current SLS Streak - 5 (Franz Ferdinand)
  • Longest SLS Drought Ended - 6 (Pearl Jam)

By the way, here's the cover of SLS15.  If you want a high resolution one with the song list that's ripe for printing, go here.  Yes, it was subconsciously Vs. inspired

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