Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

Broken Social Scene - LP 4

I am scared of growing up. Scared that one day, I will find the buzzbands of 2k9-2k11 to be ‘dated.’ One day I will turn my back on them, searching for something more authentic. Something more ‘now.’

Making so many memories, riding chillwaves, visiting Pavilions, cherrypicking from the hypemachine. But one day, I will get a new computer, and I won’t migrate these mp3s with me.

http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2010/03/will-broken-social-scene-ever-be-able-to-recapture-the-magic-of-the-formative-indie-era.html

let me know if I'm putting this link in the wrong BSS thread!

This band started to decline with the introduction of Lisa Lobsinger

http://guttersnipemedia.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/363px-lisa_lobsinger.jpg

The last couple times I saw this band, she was the replacement for Feist, Emily Haines, and Amy Millan. That picture sums it up. Awful! Completely lifeless. Yet, she continues to remain in the band.

When I was really into this band, you'd see Feist running around the stage, switching up instruments. Having fun. These dudes are old now.

She was in the audience the first time I saw them... knew her because she worked at a local record shop in Calgary. I knew all these only because my friend had a crush on her.

Feeling a little more optimistic about this album.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/04/broken_social_s_35.html#more

Okay, so it leaked.

should i start a thread for the leak?

new mp3 leaks? deserves a new thread imo

― it is just like an unknown puzzle till the end of the world (dyao), Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:32 AM

Did these guys ever get decent again or did they keep sucking after their 3rd album? (I stopped paying attention about 4 years ago)

New album seems pretty weak on first listen.

every bss release up until now (including brendan canning & kevin drew) is at least very good

i haven't heard Feel Good Lost since 2005, but do you think that one's worthwhile too?

i barely even remember what it sounded like -- it was all instrumental i think? maybe ambient in parts? *shrugs*

ya it's just really pretty "ambient" instrumental jams. i tend to start my broken social scene calendar on yfip but fgl is nice, a friend of mine put it on one night, def some solid moments of transcendental beauty contained on that record.

just heard "Forced To Love" . . . i don't think i'll be buying this record :-(

I miss the production of s/t.

Oh come on. Really? Barf out.

Yeah, I'm not loving this after one listen.

RIP BSS, i can see this record getting tepid reviews and falling off the face of the earth more or less immediately

maybe, but "Art House Director" is awesome.

Aside from "Art House Director" and "Water in Hell," this album is really boring.

http://www.o-dub.com/images/bumping.jpg

I'd say

Sweetest Kill
Art House Director
Ungrateful Little Father
All to All
World Sick

all count as at least being "pretty good." I don't think there's as much glut as there was on the s/t (IE "Bandwitch," etc.).

Yeah there are some decent tunes here... its growing on me. But that Lisa Lobsinger comment up thread is OTM, "All to All" sucks.

also I think McEntire's production is kind of a step up tbh - I'd love to hear what he'd have done with the s/t material

"Romance to the Grave" is a neat tune, too. Not so keen on "Water in Hell," though I get that people dig its Pavement-y vibe. (I hear Spiral Stairs makes some cameos on this one?)

Not a big fan of Ungreatful Little Father. Other than World Sick, I think the Kevin Drew songs are kind of weak. Also, he comes off abrasive or maybe cynical on this album. Do you hear that at all?

this band only has one good song, the one where the girl sings with the robot voice about other girls putting on makeup. if you conform to gender roles, you are a robot! whoooaaaaa so many layers

8.3 -- BNM

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14200-forgiveness-rock-record/

That works out nicely since they have 8.3 guitarists.

it's a good record. crank up the volume to 8.3.

(i'm actually looking forward to hearing this).

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/3838/bssm.jpg

the broken social scene are the worst

they thoroughly stink up the world.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:19 PM (6 years ago)

After a few listens, completely underwhelmed. At it's worst it's just 'noodly,' with unintelligible lyrics and weak melodies

you are correct

so far, i'm only digging "World Sick," "Forced To Love," and "All To All"

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3126/frrg.jpg

rock record review

i guess thats fair but how about LP 4?

maybe we need a new thread.

It's growing on me. Definitely their weakest album. But I still like this band and I love seeing them live.

this record is execrable!

rip broken social scene -- LP4. an album this good deserved two threads.

hahaha, was getting way too confusing!

(p.s. you can just copy/paste the URL to a thread w/o using the usual URL message board code to link to it & the software will automatically put the thread's name in its place in yr post, fwiw)

giving this one more chance & then deleting it tbh

what a disaster for k$h-a

http://mixburner.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fdb6f325344882_l.jpg.jpg

deleting it track by track, as they each finish. RIP BSS

(re: upthread recc) If you haven't checked out the Radio Dept. album, ksh, it really is great. It's been on heavy rotation in my apartment for the last month.