Peppermint EP was the first album released by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 rock band Sloan

Sloan (band)

Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...

. It was released on their own label, Murderecords

Murderecords

Murderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship Post, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove, The...

, in 1992. The sound of the band at this point was often described as a mix between Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

 and The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

. Three of the songs on the EP (Marcus Said, Underwhelmed, and Sugartune) were also included on the band's first full-length album, Smeared

Smeared

Japanese Bonus Tracks-Credits:*Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals*Chris Murphy – Bass, vocals, erased guitar*Patrick Pentland – Guitar, vocals, bass*Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals, guitar*Jennifer Pierce – additional vocals...

, although Underwhelmed appears here in a different version.

The EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 was recorded at Sound Market Studios in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada by Terry Pulliam, who also engineered the recording.

As with their next album (Smeared

Smeared

Japanese Bonus Tracks-Credits:*Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals*Chris Murphy – Bass, vocals, erased guitar*Patrick Pentland – Guitar, vocals, bass*Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals, guitar*Jennifer Pierce – additional vocals...

), Jennifer Pierce of the group Jale

Jale

Jale was an indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada. Contemporaries of Sloan and The Super Friendz, they were formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1996...

 provides additional backing vocals on two selections in the recording ("Marcus Said" and "Torn").

Track listing

1. "Marcus Said" – 4:34
2. "Underwhelmed
   Underwhelmed
   "Underwhelmed" is the debut single by Canadian alternative rock band Sloan. It was the first single released from their debut album, Smeared. The song was the band's most successful single outside of Canada, peaking at #25 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1993...
   
   " – 5:25
3. "Pretty Voice" – 3:08
4. "Lucky for Me" – 3:11
5. "Sugartune" – 3:37
6. "Torn" – 2:55