played first concert at NSCAD

On February 8, 1991, Sloan played their first concert at an art show at NSCAD University. Murphy and Pentland switched roles shortly after, with Pentland now playing guitar and Murphy playing bass. Through a battle of the bands-type gig, the band earned a spot on the DTK Records compilation Here and Now and a session with local producer Terry Pulliam at his Soundmarket Studios. The band took the opportunity to record an album’s worth of songs. One of the songs recorded was ” Underwhelmed “, which was selected for the Hear and Now ’92 compilation. The band attracted interest from Canadian record labels Nettwerk and MCA Canada . After attracting interest from Todd Sullivan, an A&R representative at Geffen Records , a copy of Sloan’s Pulliam sessions was sent to Sullivan. After seeing Sloan perform in Vancouver , Sullivan committed to Sloan and the band signed to Geffen in the summer of 1992. That same year, Sloan released their first recording, the EP Peppermint . It was released on the band’s own label, Murderecords .