Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene

by Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene

by Broken Social Scene

CD(EP / Reissue)

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Overview

In Canada, Broken Social Scene is somewhat of a phenomenon. Since wooing fans and critics alike with their 2003 Juno Award-winning album You Forgot It in People, the band's peculiar popularity has made them stars. The community that surrounds the 15-member-plus band is a family-like atmosphere with its many Canadian artists and musicians. When listening to Broken Social Scene, you also get the individual sounds of Feist, Stars, Memphis, Metric, and Apostle of Hustle, among others. It's camaraderie and education combined. The lush dynamic that carries Broken Social Scene's self-titled third effort is definitely built upon that. The 14-song set is as bright and moving as the band's previous efforts, but Broken Social Scene holds more charisma, more depth, and surely more complexities. The mix isn't messy in conventional terms. It's artistically untidy without production boundaries. Album opener "Our Faces Split the Coast in Half," which features the Dears' Murray Lightburn, makes a grand entrance with its polished horn arrangements, tight guitar riffs, and hypnotic harmonies. Additional standouts include indie rock moments such as "7/4 (Shoreline)" and the nervy "Fire Eye'd Boy." Handclaps and crowd chatter dosie-do with a sharp rock aesthetic on "Windsurfing Nation," which was the original title. Here, Toronto rapper K-Os and Feist vocally find their way through this majestic cinematic backdrop for one of its finest songs. From here, Broken Social Scene is a simply a rush of mini epics: "Handjobs for the Holidays," "Superconnected," and album closer "It's All Gonna Break" (this could have been a Nada Surf song) showcase how smart, creative, and brilliant this band truly is. Broken Social Scene are more than a collective; they're an orchestra for both the slacker generation and the literati. [The first pressing of the release includes the seven-track EP To Be You and Me.] ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date: 05/18/2010
Label: Arts & Crafts / Acs Records
UPC: 0827590150027
Rank: 116550

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Our Faces Split the Coast in Half
  2. Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)
  3. 7/4 (Shoreline)
  4. Finish Your Collapse and Stay for Breakfast
  5. Major Label Debut
  6. Fire Eye'd Boy
  7. Windsurfing Nation
  8. Swimmers
  9. Hotel
  10. Handjobs for the Holidays
  11. Superconnected
  12. Bandwitch
  13. Tremoloa Debut
  14. It's All Gonna Break

Disc 2

  1. Her Disappearing Theme
  2. Canada vs. America
  3. Baroque Social
  4. No Smiling Darkness/Snake Charmers Assocation
  5. All My Friends
  6. Major Label Debut
  7. Feel Good Last Reprise

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Broken Social Scene   Primary Artist
Julie Penner   Guest Artist
Murray Lightburn   Guest Artist
Jason Tait   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Feist   Performer
Dave Newfeld   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
James Shaw   Composer,Group Member
Emily Haines   Composer,Group Member
Evan Cranley   Composer,Group Member
Amy Millan   Composer,Group Member
Torquil Campbell   Group Member
k-os   Composer
John Crossingham   Group Member
Julie Penner   Composer
Ohad Benchetrit   Composer,Group Member
Murray Lightburn   Composer
Andrew Whiteman   Composer,Group Member
Brendan Canning   Composer
Broken Social Scene   Composer
Charles Spearin   Composer,Group Member
Justin Peroff   Composer,Group Member
Kevin Drew   Composer,Group Member
Jason Collett   Composer,Group Member
Martin Davis Kinack   Group Member
Brendan Caming   Composer,Group Member
Kevin & Bean   Composer
Leslie Feist   Composer
Brendan Caning   Composer
Ohad Berchetrit   Composer
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