Yeah is there no thread for Spirit If...? I just got it this weekend and I like, but then I am a pretty big fan of BSS. Backed Out On The..., TBTF, F--ked Up Kid and especially Lucky Ones are the highlights at this stage.
― Chris in Belfast, Monday, 8 October 2007 22:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Agreed. Spirit If... is a really nice record, but I'm also a really big Broken Social Scene fan, so maybe that helps. I love that Lucky Ones song. This might end up in my end of year list.
― Marty Innerlogic, Tuesday, 9 October 2007 14:53 (sixteen years ago) link
So, that title.
Also after all the hoohah over the MGMT cover, this one is uglier:
http://www.brokensocialscene.ca/images/cover.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 February 2010 16:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Awful cover, but I'm digging the advance track.
― Simon H., Friday, 19 February 2010 16:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Didn't see this thread earlier. But this now exists: Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
― Seriously what the hell is wrong with you that you think that is a great t (ksh), Friday, 19 February 2010 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Wait, did ppl dislike the mgmt cover? I loved it!
― 80085 (a hoy hoy), Friday, 19 February 2010 17:38 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm used to Anthony Ausgang's work via Spacemen 3 related stuff so when I saw the MGMT cover I was all "Hey, that guy!"
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 February 2010 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
The general reaction was more or less, What the hell were they thinking?
― Seriously what the hell is wrong with you that you think that is a great t (ksh), Friday, 19 February 2010 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Which is the same reaction people are (rightfully) having to the title of the new BSS record
― Seriously what the hell is wrong with you that you think that is a great t (ksh), Friday, 19 February 2010 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone else try to get the e-mail for the free download of the new track? Signed up, but the e-mail never showed up.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 19 February 2010 23:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Worked for me this morning. Also . . . http://hypem.com/artist/broken%20social%20scene
― Seriously what the hell is wrong with you that you think that is a great t (ksh), Friday, 19 February 2010 23:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I usually have no time for BSS side projects (occasional exception: Apostle of Hustle) but this is pretty good!
http://pitchfork.com/news/53972-video-kevin-drew-good-sex/
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Saturday, 15 February 2014 02:56 (ten years ago) link
there are so many side-projects, and so few broken-social-scene albums, that bss seems to be the side-project.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 15 February 2014 02:57 (ten years ago) link
What y'all think of Kevin Drew's latest, Darlings? Two songs in and I'm liking so far.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Sunday, 23 March 2014 00:10 (ten years ago) link
really wanted to like it cause I love this guy's work in BSS, but kind of underwhelming. I think "Spirit If" is much stronger.
― calstars, Sunday, 23 March 2014 12:05 (ten years ago) link
Listening to the self-titled BSS album now. 10 years later, and I still love this album. Perhaps it's nostalgia, but I think it holds up nicely.
― Benjamin-, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 05:13 (nine years ago) link
CLASSIC, the s/t is the best one!
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 05:14 (nine years ago) link
yep. really good. i might need to dig it out too although i remember it coming out in '06, not '05 for some reason.
― Broth Viking (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 14:07 (nine years ago) link
i like the alternative version to Shoreline that came with a free EP on the back of the album.
― Broth Viking (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 14:09 (nine years ago) link
u sure u don't mean "Major Label Debut (fast version)"?
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 15:57 (nine years ago) link
I listened to this album a lot on headphones & eventually saw them live around this time (mighta been early 2007?) it sounds real good but kinda overlong/underwritten
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 15:59 (nine years ago) link
... & I could understand haters calling it "overproduced" but they would be missing the point b/c the production is brilliant. "Ibi Dreams Of Pavement" is like 4 minutes of the roof being ripped off the house by hurricane winds & falling trees.
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:01 (nine years ago) link
I will have to give this another chance because I was one of those overproduced haters. I liked Forgiveness Rock Record a lot, despite the ridiculous album title.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
you might be right, bernard snowy. it's been ages since i last heard it.
― Unheimlich Manouevre (dog latin), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:57 (nine years ago) link
It's getting better with age. I still prefer "You Forgot It In People" any day of the week, but "Ibi Dreams of Pavement" is incredible, maybe their best ever song.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 17:00 (nine years ago) link
xp "Major Label Debut" is the song about "just coming here to come down" that was v.laidback & chill on the album, but uptempo with horns on the EP
I take pleasure in the silliness of things like "Forgiveness Rock Record" or "Major Label Debut (Fast)" as titles
― & I was throwing a party the same night as (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
Fire-eyed Boy is my fave
― calstars, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:03 (nine years ago) link
I think their drummer has a lot to do with the greatness of the s/t
― calstars, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
I put on almost crimes today and it was still pretty great
― 龜, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:12 (nine years ago) link
this new Brendan Canning album has the muddiest production
― calstars, Friday, 23 September 2016 01:37 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtdYQtIhdY
New song!
― On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 31 March 2017 07:44 (seven years ago) link
happy they're back
― calstars, Friday, 31 March 2017 11:35 (seven years ago) link
I wonder if anyone who listens to the new one knows what it's about ?
― calstars, Saturday, 1 April 2017 02:23 (seven years ago) link
"Our Faces Split the Coast in Half" is CLASSIC. never been able to figure out the lyrics to that one...
― flappy bird, Saturday, 1 April 2017 05:09 (seven years ago) link
That song has lyrics?
― phantompenguin, Monday, 3 April 2017 04:29 (seven years ago) link
i mean it could be gibberish vocalizing but idk always sounded like words buried in there
― flappy bird, Monday, 3 April 2017 05:05 (seven years ago) link
New single kind of underwhelming?
― calstars, Monday, 15 May 2017 23:45 (six years ago) link
i hadn't thought of them in years but Hug of Thunder came on my Release Radar today and I rather enjoyed it.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 19 May 2017 13:11 (six years ago) link
I've come around to the single. It sounds nice and warm now like bss does
― calstars, Thursday, 22 June 2017 01:31 (six years ago) link
bought the record and have invested several listens but something just seems off. probably user error
― calstars, Wednesday, 12 July 2017 22:17 (six years ago) link
This album is wayyyy better than I expected. I put off listening to it because I was never a big fan of these guys, "7/4 (Shoreline)" excepted, but this is really hitting the spot for me right now.
I'm a particular fan of "Halfway Home," which has the muscle and drive that "7/4" has and most of their other tracks do not, and "Towers and Masons."
― Many men scream death (voodoo chili), Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:19 (six years ago) link
I tried really hard to like this album but I ended up trying way too hard for it to be natural.
― calstars, Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:33 (six years ago) link
The album is great for biking. Good rhythmic drive, though not too tight to pedal along to, and a lot of climaxes. Have heard it a lot over the last couple of weeks.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:37 (six years ago) link
I think Frederik has confused the new BSS album with his favourite porno.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:39 (six years ago) link
LOL
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:45 (six years ago) link
Porno is bad for biking. Everyone knows that.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 27 July 2017 23:29 (six years ago) link
lol!
― calstars, Thursday, 27 July 2017 23:56 (six years ago) link
Spoken like a true specialist :D
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Friday, 28 July 2017 17:10 (six years ago) link
yeah I'm a fan of the album, but people listening to music while biking are dangerous and scare me.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 28 July 2017 21:53 (six years ago) link
I keep thinking that this album is named Days of Thunder.
― spastic heritage, Saturday, 29 July 2017 11:26 (six years ago) link