Broken Social Scene
You Forgot It in People
Arts & Crafts
2002
Rating: 7.5 misplaced folks out of 10
Broken Social scene is yet another band and release to receive loads of critical praise and a wave of hype so big that it could capsize an aircraft carrier. Only this time, the critics and taste makers got it right: these guys are the real deal. This open collective of musicians out of Toronto, Canada - led by Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew - have assembled an album that manages to sound familiar and new all at the same time. They combine straightforward-thinking indie pop like The Sea and Cake and Dinosaur Jr, and throw in everything but the kitchen sink: horns, vocal effects, and layers upon layers of distortion and noise and electronic beats topped off by organic beats, and that still doesn’t quite cover it. I heard so many friends raving about this that I did something I never do – I bought it cold, without ever having heard a single song off of it. And you know what? It was one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long, long time. This will no doubt make the top 10 lists of numerous critics and ‘in the know’ magazines, but let it be said that it will be right up there on the lists of regular joes like myself as well.
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