If we learned anything from 2010, it was that both bands and fans still love the trend of covering classic albums in their entirety. For those that find themselves in
With the release of The Reminder in 2007, Leslie Feist became a bit of a household name thanks in part to her ubiquitous single 1,2,3,4 – a song featured prominently
It seems hard to believe that it’s been five years since Canadian indie-rock collective Broken Social Scene released their self-titled third album. Since then, BSS’s individual members have gone on
As the story goes, before landing the role of Anita Miller in Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical movie, Almost Famous, doe-eyed actress Zooey Deschanel had originally auditioned for the part of head
Recently, Broken Social Scene began the Broken Social Scene Presents series of albums, where one member takes the reins, starting with front man Kevin Drew’s Spirit If. . . And more recently, bass player Brendan Canning released the next album in the series, Something for All of Us. . . The album has all the telltale marks of BSS – the multi-layered sound, the unbridled genre-hopping, the rough edges and spontaneous moments – but also lets Canning step into the spotlight.
Jason Collett’s latest record, the 2008 release Here’s To Being Here (Arts & Crafts) is a marvelous thing; it’s personal enough to put on when drinking with friends becomes an option. It begs for authenticity through conversation. He pens lyrics like “The perennial fatigue of the times/when you’re long in the tooth/short in the sleeve/there’s nowhere left to hide” which let you into a world you only feel like sharing with your best friend. All this coming from a guy with three children. And when he’s not getting personal, he’s still littering his albums with references to joints and cigarettes.
With a little more direction, Spirit If.. has the makings of a winner, instead it has too many B-sides mixed with the good stuff to award Drew higher status on the Broken Social Scene name chain.
Broken Social Scene is like a Jackson Pollock painting. At first, you can only ask yourself, “what the fuck is this?” before you step back and it begins to make a little sense. There are layers and layers to examine and you don
Having sung with Canadian indie-popsters Broken Social Scene to female rapper Peaches to the Kings, Leslie Feist has paid her dues. But it
The latest in the line of the hip Canada bands are art rockers Wolf Parade with the release of their self-titled Sub Pop EP. At four tracks and a little over thirteen minutes long the discs give you a good taste of what
