Sloan

This Halifax band got its name because of a friend’s problems at work. Jason Larsen’s French speaking boss referred to him as “Slow One,” but it sounded like “Sloan” to his coworkers, and became his nickname. Larsen agreed to let his friends Chris Murphy and Andrew Scott use it for their band, as long as they put him on the front of their band, as long as they put him on the front of their first album: that’s him on the cover of Peppermint.