Broken Social Scene - LP 4

Out May 4. P4k reports & interviews Kevin Drew: http://pitchfork.com/news/37747-kevin-drew-reveals-all-about-new-broken-social-scene-album/

This time, the album was written and arranged by a core six-piece (pictured), including singer-guitarist Kevin Drew, singer-bassist Brendan Canning, drummer Justin Peroff, guitarist Charles Spearin, and singer-guitarist Andrew Whiteman, along with relative newcomer Sam Goldberg on (what else?) guitar.

Feist, Emily Haines, and others guest. John McEntire produced.

There was a time I appreciated John McEntire being behind the boards in the studio, but now all his records just make me sleepy. I'm not even a big BSS fan in the first place, so this has disaster written all over it (for me).

It can't be worse than their last record, which was an overproduced mess.

Was that the s/t one? I loved that album.

^yeah I loved them both. But I like that sort of 'overproduced' sound.

never enough broken social scene threads

ban ksh

They have a new album coming out! Someone should start a thread.

definitely glad they've got a different producer on this one.

this thread is good, but i feel as though a new one is needed.

Maybe we should start a thread to talk about starting a poll to see how many more threads we need.

broken sock puppet

Congratulation to Broken Social Scene for their upcoming album

I PREDICT A 9.1.

has anyone here read the bss book 'this book is broken'?

Congratulation to broken social scene for their upcoming mp3 leaks

great point

great thread

heard on good word that this album is gonna get "Best New Music" from pitchfork

― J0rdan S., Monday, May 3, 2010 11:36 AM (2 minutes ago)

no way that is ever going to happen.

tyler is right. i'm guessing, at best, a 6.1. and i'm quite sure of that.

if that happens, i will eat my shoe.

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OH SHITTTT

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

that's bulls--t. there's only one disc in the past few years ever given a 10.0 by p4k, and we know that disc is destroyer's rubies.

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5488/destroyeru.jpg

somewhere, dan bejar is crying.

i'm probably just going to pass on this & grab the new Hold Steady tomorrow

RIP bss

lock all 3 or 4 threads, game's over

despite the crummy single i suspect this of being good, they haven't had a bad release yet

well, let us know what you think when you hear it

wait it's true that the fourth LP by broken social scene is going to be a cover of destroyer's rubies??

YES & A BNM BOMP WAS DROPPED ON THIS GLORIOUS OPUS MERE HOURS AGO

bomp bomp

http://www.amoeba.com/live-shows/performances/hollywood/2010-may-04/broken-social-scene/artist.html

Broken Broken Social Scene visit Amoeba Hollywood in celebration of their new album Forgiveness Rock Record, (out May 4th on Arts & Crafts Records).

damn, i will be in the area but won't be able to make it :(

http://altreport.hipsterrunoff.com/2010/05/broken-social-scene-album-receives-8-3-from-pitchfork-is-it-overrated.html

so, i bought a copy of this at a real life record store O_O

10.0

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dudes, i'm on track 7 & i'm snoozin'. maybe i should just go back out now & grab the new Deftones

"Water In Hell" shamelessly aping Pavement's "Cut Your Hair" like O_O

album art v much in character

first listen, nothing really grabbed me beyond "World Sick"--which i'd already heard a bunch of times before today--but as usual i'm sitting in front of the computer half-listening & multitasking, so it'll take a bunch of listens before i can really say whether i actually like this or not

also, i got some free EP--Lo-Fi For The Dividing Lights--when i bought the CD at my local record store earlier today. no idea how long that'll be packaged w/ the LP for

ah man don't--first listens multitasking while on the computer is my worst habit wrt music listening, hate myself every time i do it. make yourself a cup of tea and play that album on some speakers and relax on a sofa, dude.

couldn't agree with you more -- i really need to stop doing 99% of my music listening while sitting here, half-paying attention

"Sweetest Kill" is fantastic. No firm opinion on the rest of the record thus far.

;_;

"Highway Slipper Jam" is great music to fall asleep too. oh wow, glockenspiel too? night

I've heard "World Sick" a couple times...

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, May 5, 2010 3:36 PM (6 minutes ago)

i'll go back & listen to it after i finish listening to the last three tracks

this record is bad

IT CANNOT BE BAD IT RECEIVED A 10.0 RATING FROM PITCHFORKMEDIA.COM.

i saw it on this very thread

lol consensus http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/brokensocialscene/forgivenessrockrecord

uhhh . . . a "METASCORE" of 81 indicates UNIVERSAL ACCLAIM.

i am going to go look up all these reviewers P&J ballots from last year

what the hell is everyone else hearing that i'm not

i don't hear MGMT or AnCo on "World Sick" either, ilxor \(O_o)/

It's in the vocals.

MPP is basically the indie rock influence-du-jour this year.

you two

just sounds like Kevin Drew to me

someone on Last.fm has listened to "2,624" BSS tracks

Who needs waterboarding when we could force our captured foes to listen to 2,624 BSS tracks?

itt, ksh = Greg Kot and ilxor = Jim DeRo, imho

HI DERE I AM UNVEILED

http://www.absolutepunk.net/geek/gars/images/2/0/5/1/1/3/2jim_derogatis.jpg

has anyone made the 'forgiveness sock record' joek yet?

itt, ksh = Greg Kot and ilxor = Jim DeRo, imho

― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0)

i was lurking on the Sound Opinions message board looking at what they were saying about the new Caribou earlier today O_O

Those two live in their own little world.

I didn't mean that comparison as an insult to you two, just totally reminded me of a back and forth they would engage in.

yeah, no problem!

man, i used to listen to (parts of, at least) the Sound Opinions podcast here and there a few years back. it was enjoyable enough

and i also, of course, read Kot's Wilco biography . . . in 2005, i think ;-)

broken sockal scene

^ thread title change plz

i guess thats fair but how about LP 4?

― Did you in fact lift my luggage (dyao), Friday, May 7, 2010 10:45 AM

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uhmm that review is for forgiveness rock record - how about LP 4??

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:)))))))

Brilliant.

My favorite touch is the "rock record review" header.

The music on "Chase Scene" actually sounds kinda like Tortoise. Also, the song w/ Sam Prekop - it's a little funny to hear him do the exact same vocal delivery he always does, only with a rockin' band underneath him instead of the usual breeze.

re the MPP comparison... don't hear it at all, other than the ill-advised My Girls-like "Woo!" in "Texico Bitches."

I don't think they are "shamelessly aping" Pavement. They have been pretty unabashed in their love for Pavement for the last few years. If anything, Water in Hell is an homage.

"shamelessly aping" or "a homage," song is still unlistenable

multiple xposts

hahahaha, thanks ilxor!

hoping broken social scene becomes joanna newsom's backing-band.

what a disaster for Joanna Newsom

Congratulation to Broken Sockal Scene on their new Renaissance-era singer.

indie rock broke me in 2k10

Oh come on. You're just upset that a band you love released a sub-par album.

i'm finding it increasingly difficult to muster up any interest in indie rock this year -- what would you recommend i check out? what 2010 indie records have you been enjoying?

There is always indie rock from 1992 - 1996! Most of my favorite albums ever came out then.

As far as 2010... The Tallest Man On Earth! First album was my favorite of 2008, and the new is just as incredible. But thats not really "indie rock." Also, that Radio Dept. album sounded nice, but I've only heard a few songs so far.

thanks dude, i'll check both of those out!

ksh are you a graphic designer? You could've done Pitchfork parodies for Idolator in the olden days.

no dude, sadly i'm just some guy who had way too much time on his hands in high school and taught himself how to fuck w/ HTML & CSS

actually, i only had to modify the HTML to make that BSS "review" above

Don't be ashamed, I think that is cool! Tutor me on how to fuck w/html & CSS.

no dude, sadly i'm just some guy who had way too much time on his hands in high school and taught himself how to fuck w/ HTML & CSSBSS

― ksh, Saturday, May 8, 2010 10:18 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

hahaha, thanks Davek! i'm not ashamed, just kidding. forgot -- i can fuck w/ Photoshop & GIMP a bit too, but that's about it. need to learn HTML5 next

looooool @ dyao

ksh has pointed out that he started 2 threads about this record, and has requested that discussion shd be consolidated into one thread, so here y'all go:

Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record