Broken Social Scene...C/D?

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so...
should i go see Broken Social Scene tonight?

or the Black Eyed Snakes??

i know very little about either, save for the few BSS tracks i've downloaded (and like quite a bit). Opinions, suggestions, threats welcome...

― Will (will), Wednesday, 1 October 2003 22:11 (twenty-two years ago)

BSS you tool, now get off the internet and pick show.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 1 October 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks, Noodles. I "picked show" and was pleased...

BSS was fan-fucking-tabulous. they didn't play the piss-drinking song, tho..

― Will (will), Thursday, 2 October 2003 05:50 (twenty-two years ago)

This record is a bit of a revelation to me. It's sort of a math rock Isn't Anything...

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 9 October 2003 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Finding out it has the same producer as Mean Red Spiders last two albums (Stars and Sons/Still Life Fast Moving) makes so much more sense of the album.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 9 October 2003 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

six months pass...

DUD!!!!!!!!! I heard this today, more typical indie snoozefest crap that the kids seem to love so much. UGHGHGHGHGH

― Lil' Fancy Kpants (The K is Silent) (ex machina), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm really confused by the people upthread saying they sound like AYWKUBTTOWTFLOLBBQ, cuz I just ain't feelin it.

'Anthem for a seventeen-year-old girl' is lovely; the rest of 'you forgot it in people' hasn't really grabbed me.

― cis (cis), Monday, 12 April 2004 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

It sounds like nothing to me. Music absolutely free of personality or charm.

― dean! (deangulberry), Monday, 12 April 2004 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

dean! otm!!! snuggles!!!

― Lil' Fancy Kpants (The K is Silent) (ex machina), Monday, 12 April 2004 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

five months pass...

It would appear that Broken Social Scene have broken up: http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2004-08-26/cover_story.php

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

That's not what I get from that article...

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

new album in feb.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I suppose I jumped the gun, but the "The posters for this Friday's Harbourfront gig bill it as the band's final show ever" quote seemed like something...

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been to a couple of their "this is our last show ever"'s.

― alex in montreal, Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the article is basically saying they are always teetering.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Got it.... sorry for the breaking news, then. There's nothing to see here...

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I went to the show the week that article was written. As others have mentioned, it was the third or fourth show they'd done over the last year that had been billed as their last ever show. Anyhow, near the end of the concert they alluded to that NOW article and admitted that they were just being drama queens about the whole thing and had no intention of breaking up and every intention of holding many more "last ever" shows. They played a lot of new songs as well.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

they are the worst.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 16 September 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

And we love them for it.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 16 September 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

Bob Harris says BSS are his SIGNPOST FOR 2006.

He is playing them on his programme - alas, it sounds a mess! I don't know why Bob would be interested in this.

― the bellefox, Monday, 2 January 2006 16:30 (twenty years ago)

It's a goodish mess, if a bit of a sophomore slump. I'll be seeing them in NYC on the 27th.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 January 2006 16:51 (twenty years ago)

>>> sophomore slump

that is an interesting phrase, though I am unsure of what you mean by it. Do you mean it is a slump in their career?

― the bellefox, Monday, 2 January 2006 16:59 (twenty years ago)

Yeah; the allegedly expected Second Album Dip (except it's their third, isn't it).

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 January 2006 17:03 (twenty years ago)

also their best album!

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Monday, 2 January 2006 17:12 (twenty years ago)

If only other bands' sophomore efforts could be this good!

If you own a copy, try starting their latest at Track 7 (AKA "Windsurfing Nation") and then wrapping back 'round. I've found it makes BSS’s latest more accessible/penetrable/enjoyable—and a worthy successor to You Forgot It In People.

It's a gorgeous mess (or, if you will, orchestration) of indie rock elements (see also: Do Make Say Think, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, etc.) that takes risks their more polished peers wouldn’t know how to harness in an equally lyric’d setting.

― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Monday, 2 January 2006 17:21 (twenty years ago)

it's their third album

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 2 January 2006 17:27 (twenty years ago)

(sophomore to their first widely-listened to, widely-distributed album, which indeed makes their latest their third and their, i guess, junior slump to some? [but not me].)

― Zimmer026 (Zimmer026), Monday, 2 January 2006 17:28 (twenty years ago)

I saw them a couple of months ago in Northampton, Mass and during "Almost Crimes," J Mascis came out and started guitar dueling with the Eric Claptony BSS guitarist.

It was cool.

― solarblue (solarblue), Monday, 2 January 2006 18:29 (twenty years ago)

i dunno, this album is so much better than the previous two. depends on what you're listening for though I suppose. cluttered? maybe. it still reminds me of Disco Inferno.

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 2 January 2006 18:31 (twenty years ago)

never heard album #1 - but damn the new one is rather fine.

sounded messy/cluttered over the speakers earlier, whereas on headphones the production/feel is wonderfully huggable.

― mark e (mark e), Friday, 6 January 2006 18:15 (twenty years ago)

When I first heard the new one, I hated it, but it really grew on me.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 6 January 2006 18:19 (twenty years ago)

never heard album #1

It's pretty horrible.

The last two have been great, though.

xpost: same here, jaymc.

― Jack L, Friday, 6 January 2006 18:21 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

Any Torontonians w/ show reports? Sold out 3 upcoming in NYC.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 January 2006 17:10 (twenty years ago)

I really like them now, after avoiding them.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Monday, 23 January 2006 18:38 (twenty years ago)

The Gobe & Mail thought they didn't know when to get off the stage last weekend. Anyway, I'm psyched.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 January 2006 21:35 (twenty years ago)

nick does that album remind you of disco inferno? am I the only person that is reminded of them when I listen to it????

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 26 January 2006 23:15 (twenty years ago)

Saw Feist two nights ago and was disappointed.

― js (honestengine), Thursday, 26 January 2006 23:51 (twenty years ago)

broken social scene - kcrw session 09/11/2005

they're all acoustic versions...

01 - superconnected
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3OHB9JVB60S3I0YJOWPTX210S7

02 - handjobs for the holidays
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2VKLK232E0VDR32ME0B2WW7RF3

03 - major label debut
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1Z6J1A90Z1ZKY1RDJAVE4BAH9Y

04 - interview
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3VE4JUX496VNP0EJDZGF1HK6SC

05 - ibi dreams of pavement
http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2M7NQN7OW9N8P3BF0AN34D7TTH

06 - all my friends
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=30YS3ZIIZXSXE0CSMWJNHDYED2

07 - intuition
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1145STYFTGY043SNHY7UEIXX4Q

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Monday, 30 January 2006 15:17 (twenty years ago)

Not really getting Disco Inferno, no. In fact, not even slightly.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Monday, 30 January 2006 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Sam Prekop to thread!

― C.D., Monday, 30 January 2006 19:30 (twenty years ago)

That having been said, the acoustic format does flatter them (less room to kick out the three-hour jams)...

― C.D., Monday, 30 January 2006 19:35 (twenty years ago)

Hi there!

Don't you hate it when you buy the Broken Social Scene (2005) album on your lunch break and then some menkaloid at Virgin Smegabore has gone done put a big sticky security protector on the lovely cardboard packaging and it gets all ripped up before you've put the cd on and then when you do put the cd on, the cd is really really boring anyway.

― Vintage Latin (dog latin), Monday, 6 February 2006 14:35 (twenty years ago)

the cd is good! maybe you put in the bonus ep!

my cd has a crack in it, though. :( if you want we can swap.

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Monday, 6 February 2006 14:42 (twenty years ago)

just bought the new one. first listen: bored to tears. second and third listen: this is very nice.

song highlight: 'swimmers.'

i think i am going to like this album a lot...

― Freud Junior (Freud Junior), Thursday, 16 February 2006 00:21 (twenty years ago)

i love the way it is both very messy, and carefully constructed at the same time.

― Freud Junior (Freud Junior), Thursday, 16 February 2006 00:28 (twenty years ago)

four months pass...

new video is ace !

http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/?id=c0aae8e8-9e32-494c-9515-ffad1fde7ba4&delivery=stream

― mark e (mark e), Friday, 7 July 2006 06:48 (nineteen years ago)

Nice cameo from Mike Love at the beginning there.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 7 July 2006 07:00 (nineteen years ago)

still the worst. tracer's review of the dn-L show upthread nails it.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 7 July 2006 12:25 (nineteen years ago)

I'll nail you to the National Grid if you don't shut up.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 7 July 2006 12:35 (nineteen years ago)

not sure what that means exactly, marcello, but top of the morning to you. we can disagree, it's OK.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 7 July 2006 12:45 (nineteen years ago)

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BSS were always kinda hit-and-miss for me, but I interviewed Andrew Whiteman for a local alt.monthy some time in the 2000s, when he was touring with his side (or main?) project Apostle of Hustle, and he was likely the kindest and friendliest musician I've ever interacted with. I was young, and possibly looked/came off as even younger, but he was enthusiastic and thoroughly considerate throughout our conversation, even asking "do you have enough stuff" when I wrapped up the interview (as written, I can see how that might look condescending, especially considering my age, but it absolutely was not). Perhaps fittingly, my favourite BSS song is one of his.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqyVj4_At8w

― cryptosicko, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 15:21 (one year ago)

Nice. I don't know much about the various offshoots beyond Feist, plus there's a Jason Collett song I like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYdeNlnLyoI

― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 15:26 (one year ago)

if you love Andrew (who is absolutely wonderful), he recently founded a new label devoted to SONIC POETRY and has just released a collaborative album with thee mightee Anne Waldman:
https://soundcloud.com/siren-recordings

― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 15:26 (one year ago)

Oh cool! I've actually met Waldman as well--at a University function where it took everything in me to ask her for stories about Dylan, etc.

― cryptosicko, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 15:30 (one year ago)

I… loathe Waldman, but that’s because of the way she wields her power to the detriment of some people I know.

― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 5 March 2025 17:13 (one year ago)

Oh how thee mightee have fallen (over the course of three consecutive posts)

― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 17:21 (one year ago)

I mean, she has only been kind to me, but a friend of mine was basically run out of her job by Waldman

― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 5 March 2025 18:09 (one year ago)

It's a bit facile, but the sugary shoe gaze drive of K.C Accidental's "Nancy and the girdle boy" has been getting a lot of rotation on late night highway airport pick-up runs. Perfect soundtrack for that particular occasion

― H.P, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 22:34 (one year ago)

Do we have a "songs that need to be played max volume, windows down, top speed, empty road" thread?

― H.P, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 22:37 (one year ago)

I don’t think so but you should totally start that thread

― Clever Message Board User Name (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 6 March 2025 10:34 (one year ago)

ten months pass...

Album title is pretty self-parodically BSS/Kevin-coded, opening track sounds fine to these ears, but am hoping Newfeld will bring the weirdness on at least a couple of other songs on here once it's all out on 8 May 2026: https://brokensocialscene.bandcamp.com/album/remember-the-humans

― A moron shaped fool (Craig D.), Tuesday, 3 February 2026 18:26 (four months ago)

Touring with Metric and Stars this year.

― Come On, (Eazy), Tuesday, 3 February 2026 18:40 (four months ago)

this is rad, I only saw them once and they were great. Any news whether Feist will be with them?

― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Wednesday, 4 February 2026 01:56 (four months ago)

three months pass...

I've posted a few video clips my friend Scott Woods (former ILX'or) has done, things on radio and Christgau and movies that were basically personal projects. He put this together for the new Broken Social Scene album--he has a connection to the band--and they're using it as a trailer on their website.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tNQcjUB2Us

― clemenza, Friday, 8 May 2026 03:59 (one month ago)

i put on YFIIP a few days back and my first thought was "looks just like the sun" is bootleg sublime.

― My homies buttthole surfers' record sounds like a f (Western® with Bacon Flavor), Friday, 8 May 2026 04:13 (one month ago)

this gruppe never let down. new ones full of belters hi NRG let’s go !!

― maelin, Friday, 15 May 2026 14:32 (four weeks ago)

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