"Broken Social Scene" by Broken Social Scene (2005)
Artist: |
Broken Social Scene |
Album: |
Broken Social Scene |
Released In: |
2005 |
Reviewed By: |
Kyle England |
Grade: |
4.0 |
Just like pork being that "other" white meat to chicken, Broken Social Scene have quickly become that "other" indie rock supergroup from Canada, The New Pornographers being the first to garner that distinction. Boasting members from other great Canadian acts such as Apostle Of Hustle, Stars, By Divine Right, Valley Of The Giants, Feist and Metric, Broken Social Scene are a conglomerate of rock music geniuses. After 2002's You Forgot It In People took critics by storm, all of the above acts that make up B.S.S. went back to their day jobs and put out respective albums in 2004 and early 2005 (except for Metric, whose new album, Live It Out, came out the same day as this one). However, all the artists that make up what B.S.S. is all about are back for this self-titled third album. And if that weren't enough fire-power - this self-titled release also boasts guest spots from members of The Weakerthans, The Dears and Canadian rapper K-OS. Whew! That's a lot of cooks in the kitchen!
Thankfully, this self-titled release is every bit as good as You Forgot It In People, and all those cooks make for one delicious ear-smacking stew. First single "7/4 (Shorline)" brings Feist's beautiful chanteuse vocals to the forefront, and "Windsurfing Nation" is the perfect vehicle for K-OS' understated raps. "Handjobs For The Holidays," with its delicately plucked guitar riffs make it one of the very special tracks here, and album closer "It's All Gonna Break" is an absolutely beautiful symphony of noise. Most of the vocals here on Broken Social Scene don't really even matter, they're just there for background noise, and to keep the beat going. Kind of like what J. Mascis used to do for Dinosaur Jr. back in the day, except this is much more prettier. C'mon America! Canada's got two fantastic supergroups now, you'd think we could muster up at least one
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