Author: Broken Social Scene

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 04-10-2005

Details: Product Description Broken Social Scene Amazon.ca Bands that draw musicians from other well-known acts are called supergroups. Broken Social Scene is a supercollective. Ranging from 5 to 17 members, the Toronto-based outfit includes musicians from Stars, Metric, and many other bands, as well as the up-and-coming Leslie Feist. Frontmen Kevin Drew (formerly of Do Make Say Think) and Brendan Canning (By Divine Right, ) founded BSS in 1999 and their mission has remained constant: take a deep love of indie rock and expand on that by making experimental mini-symphonies. Their latest work is not so much a series of songs as it is a musical mood. The infectious cacophony comes through immediately, opening with a rapidly expanding collection of xylophones and trombones that create -style instrumental jaunts, while Kevin Drew's vocals whisper through the melodic mayhem. Notable tracks--from the rhythmic "Fire Eye'd Boy," to the gorgeously floaty "Major Label Debut," to "Ibi Dreams of Pavement" (featuring rapper K-Os)--have two elements in common: all feature expansive melodies and all have vocals consciously (sometimes annoyingly) buried quite low in the mix. However, the CD's highlight (and disc-closer), "It's All Gonna Break," holds the key to BSS's beauty; it's simultaneously far-reaching and uplifting, a near-perfect 10 minutes of music. Tea limited edition version of this release also contains a seven-song EP filled with some of the dropped songs and an alternative version of "Major Label Debut." --Denise Sheppard Broken Social Scene & Friends You Forgot It in People, Broken Social Scene Bee Hives, Broken Social Scene Feelgood Lost, Broken Social Scene Let It Die, Feist Set Yourself on Fire, Stars Idols of Exile, Jason Collett

UPC: 082759014002

EAN: 0827590140028

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood