Broken Social Scene

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Toronto, Canada (1999 – present)

Broken Social Scene is an group formed in 1999 in Toronto, Canada.

The band’s core members are Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. This duo recorded and released the band’s debut album Feel Good Lost, in 2001, with contributions from Ohad Benchetrit (also known as Years), Evan Cranley, Leslie Feist, Justin Peroff, Bill Priddle, and Charles Spearin. All of these musicians would emerge as key members of Broken Social Scene in future endeavors.

After the release of Feel Good Lost (an almost entirely album), Drew and Canning decided to transition the band into a more energetic sound reflective of the Toronto music scene of the early 2000’s. As a result, they brought in a number of local artistic and musicial friends — the Apostle Of Hustle Andrew Whiteman, Jason Collett, Metric’s Emily Haines, and Leslie Feist — to flesh out their live show with lyrics and vocals. Over time, the band also came to include contributions from James Shaw, John Crossingham, Lisa Lobsinger, Julie Penner, Sam Goldberg, and Stars’ Amy Millan.

Many of the later guest musicians joined with Drew, Canning, Peroff and Spearin to record the band’s second album You Forgot It In People in 2002 on the label Arts & Crafts. This album, an eclectic, restlessly creative collection of yet accessible songs, became the band’s critical and breakthrough — it was greeted with widely positive reviews, and landed on many music critics’ year-end Best-Of lists.
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  • mrbackstabber

    So good! <3 YFIIP > FRR > BSS > FGL

    Thursday evening

  • CaseyDeAnn

    Sometimes I have trouble listening to this band because they're so good. [2] I know what you mean...

    Monday morning

  • fjersnam

    paperweight room!

    last week

  • hollabackitsobi

    Good Valentine's Day music.

    last week

  • radiohead-other

    yes. me too.

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  • train_me

    love you guys

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  • Jorgersg

    Come to me, bbs </3.

    17 days ago

  • IceSpoon

    "Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me, Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me, Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me,Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me" [2] Park that car, drop that phone. park that cark, drop that phone....

    23 days ago

  • Jedimax

    Relaxing Evening = Drifitng in and out of consciousness with Broken Social Scene

    last month

  • Persigraal

    "Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me, Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me, Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me,Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me"

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  • Jaanisk

    Sweetest Kill

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  • VK1990

    Capture the Flag

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  • Sentenzia22

    Tribute to Megaupload R.I.P: http://www.lastfm.es/group/We'll+miss+you%2C+Megaupload

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  • the-cause

    For those of you who are looking for BSS at Terminal 5 on youtube, they haven't disappeared, I uploaded the whole concert and a lot more BSS concert stuff / rarities quite a while ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx__3Grc4Eo&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Enjoy!

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  • elftkn

    absolutely beautiful! I love this band!

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  • c-dog00

    Think Yo La Tengo is the best comparison personally.

    last month

  • bubba_ch

    "Best compared to Mars Volta." I don't think so. I'd say they sound like a mix of Arcade Fire and Dinosaur Jr.

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  • guilty_cubicles

    @edgelike looks like it. officially a hiatus but this one looks like it will be a long one. at least we'll have new do make say think/Kevin Drew/Apostle of Hustle to tide us over

    last month

  • IceSpoon

    I found a blog packed with bootlegs of these guys. Never saw them live, but it's a good way to "kind of live that experience"

    last month

  • EdgeLike

    band has disbanded now?

    December 2011
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THIS MOVIE IS BROKEN - DVD RELEASE

24 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/brokensocialscene

This Movie Is Broken will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray in stores across Canada Tuesday, September 28th. The DVD can be ordered right now from GalleryAC and you can also pick up a copy by …

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