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Whereas You Forgot It in People was exacting and refined- each cymbal crash snipped to perfection, each underlying string melody was spare and to-the-point- Broken Social Scene is wily and flowing. This exercise in excess makes the ambitious You Forgot It in People seem positively understated by comparison.ĭe facto band leader Kevin Drew recently told Pitchfork that Broken Social Scene producer (and NYPD punching bag) David Newfeld "got addicted to the idea of trying to top YFIIP." He added: "His massage therapist says he might die in 10 years unless he changes his lifestyle." It's Newfeld's risky mixing and uncanny knack for coalescing myriad instruments and voices into a propulsive whole that defines this new album. in 2008.īroken Social Scene's most recent album, titled Forgiveness Rock Record, was released in May 2010.ĭespite not being a radio-friendly, singles-oriented group, Broken Social Scene's reputation and sales have grown based on extensive touring, Internet buzz, critical acclaim and the growing popularity of its members' other musical projects.Now, with file-sharers queuing up like mad and pre-orders bumping them to Amazon Top 50 status, the collective reacts to the furor by expanding and magnifying another six members join the brood for its self-titled third full-length, and the band's once-refined studio sound is blown up into a pixilated blur of blood-gush guitars and squall-of-sound production that's somehow meticulously unhinged. Canning released a similar album titled Broken Social Scene Presents Brendan Canning, Something for All of Us. Though billed as a solo album, it featured contributions from a number of Broken Social Scene members, and concerts in support of the record also featured a number of the group's songs. The group performed "Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)" on the awards telecast.ĭrew issued Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew, Spirit If. The album was looser and less structured and though praise for it wasn't as unanimous as for You Forgot It in People, it still earned the group its second Alternative Album of the Year Juno. A collection of You Forgot It in People B-sides and remixes was issued in a 2004 package titled Bee Hives.īroken Social Scene had cut ties with Paper Bag by the time its 2005 self-titled album arrived in stores along with a limited-edition, seven-track bonus EP called EP To Be You and Me. Rave reviews also poured in from other countries. The large number of musicians, Newfeld's experimental production and the introduction of more vocals gave the album its sprawling yet cohesive uniqueness that brought it enough attention to earn a 2003 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. You Forgot It in People provided Broken Social Scene's commercial and artistic breakthrough when it was released in 2002 through Toronto's Paper Bag Records and the band's Arts & Crafts label. Charles Spearin, Justin Peroff, Bill Priddle, Andrew Whiteman, Jason Collett, David Newfeld, Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, James Shaw, Michael Lani, Evan Cranley, Amy Millan, Ohad Benchetrit, Martin Davis Kinack, Jo-ann Goldsmith, Torquil Campbell, John Crossingham, Lisa Lobsinger, Julie Penner, K-Os, Murray Lightburn and Jason Tait are among those who can now be considered part of the Broken Social Scene collective. The lineup has since grown to about 20 people, though that number is fluid and not everyone is included on every recorded song or at every concert, as many members also perform as solo artists or in other groups - including Metric, Stars, Raising The Fawn and Do Make Say Think. It was released in 2001 and more people were added to fill out its sounds on stage. They recorded their primarily instrumental album Feel Good Lost with help from a handful of friends. Broken Social Scene is a Toronto indie rock band formed in Toronto by core members Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning in 1999.