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Toronto, Canada (1999 – 2011)

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

The band’s core members were 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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  • veronikanina

    Oh you lucky people in Toronto... [9] !

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  • lightyears84

    Oh you lucky people in Toronto... [8]

    14 May 5:50pm Reply

  • johnonymous

    I hope they do New Country at Field Trip with Feist. It looks like Metric is playing in New York that day so Emily and Jimmy won't be joining them on stage...

    10 May 8:03pm Reply

  • shakedatthang

    The one band I'll always try to see live. It's been years and I still steadily go back to them. And they're so VARIED. I would love another post-rock full length too, Feel Good Lost is so underrated. They also have the best B-sides and rarities. In short, I LOVE THEM. And don't ever sweat about them when they go on a hiatus. They'll always come back.

    22 Apr 5:35pm Reply

  • spy3r

    So good. Didn't think someone can reach the level of best Radiohead albums.

    17 Apr 9:57pm Reply

  • AnOdeUnheard

    Translation = I love you

    17 Apr 9:49pm Reply

  • mushroomsseason

    fuck feist

    17 Apr 9:29am Reply

  • enitaalva

    Come to Caracas sometime!!

    17 Apr 3:05am Reply

  • ekuul

    Oh you lucky people in Toronto... [7]

    16 Apr 8:50am Reply

  • BiggArt

    Oh you lucky people in Toronto... [6]

    11 Apr 10:56am Reply

  • BiskitFoo

    Are you going to Field Trip Music Festival on June 8th? I'm looking for VIP passes - 2 at the minimum, if you have more than that, this is welcomed too. I'm willing to trade all four of my GA passes straight up for two VIP passes, GA passes + cash, or just cash period. Please let me know. I'm open to negotiation. Drop a comment on my page or message me.

    6 Apr 4:57pm Reply

  • mistadikay

    Oh you lucky people in Toronto... [5]

    28 Mar 6:57pm Reply

  • BrokenTel

    I was just about to complain about buying expensive tickets tomorrow... but I guess I'm pretty darn lucky.

    23 Mar 6:06am Reply

  • Kseniya101

    Oh you lucky people in Toronto... [4]

    22 Mar 2:06pm Reply

  • J-u-l-i-a

    Oh you lucky people in Toronto... [3]

    16 Mar 12:24am Reply

  • justfetus

    @conradoOo yeah... you'll move on from that track. [2] True that, anthems is probably my least favorite song by them now (okay, except Prison Province).

    14 Mar 6:27pm Reply

  • salparadise04

    @conradoOo yeah... you'll move on from that track.

    11 Mar 5:31am Reply

  • ConradoOo

    Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl is breathtaking. And also pretty addicting.

    1 Mar 4:59am Reply

  • SirRobmon

    Oh you lucky people in Toronto... [2]

    27 Feb 9:46pm Reply

  • sinztye

    their songs are growers for sure

    24 Feb 11:40pm Reply
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