introduced to Jay Ferguson

Chris Murphy was introduced to Jay Ferguson through Matt Murphy in 1986. The three played together in a band called “The Deluxe Boys”. The group disbanded in 1987 and Ferguson and Murphy formed the band Kearney Lake Rd. with Henri Sangalang in October of that year. In 1989, Murphy met and befriended Andrew Scott . Kearney Lake Rd. broke up in early 1990. That same year, Murphy and Scott were attending the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax and began jamming together. Ferguson started jamming with Murphy and Scott and they began searching for a bass player. Murphy knew of Patrick Pentland ‘s vocal and guitar abilities from Pentland’s previous bands and offered him a spot in the band. Pentland accepted, and Sloan was formed in late January 1991. The band’s name comes from their friend, Jason Larsen. Larsen had been nicknamed “Slow One” by his boss, though it sounded more like “Sloan” in the boss’s French accent. The original agreement was that they could name the band after Larsen as long as he was on the cover of their first album. As a result, it is Larsen who appears on the cover of the Peppermint EP .