For the first time David Newfeld, who had produced Broken Social Scene's albums, was listed as a band member. A limited edition EP To Be You And Me was also printed along with the album. The inside booklet accompanying album also noted several new faces as part of Broken Social Scene. In 2004, the B-sides and remix collection Bee Hives was released.īroken Social Scene released their third full-length, self-titled album on October 4, 2005, with new contributors including k-os, Jason Tait and Murray Lightburn. Amy Millan and Gentleman Reg also joined for some shows. On the supporting tour, the band consisted of Drew, Canning, Peroff, Whiteman and Jason Collett, along with whoever else was available to attend any individual show. The album also included musical contributions by Bill Priddle, Jessica Moss, Brodie West, Susannah Brady and Ohad Benchetrit, but these were credited as supporting musicians rather than band members. For the success of the release, Broken Social Scene was awarded the Alternative Album of the Year Juno Award in 2003. This album, an eclectic, restlessly creative collection of experimental yet accessible pop songs, became the band's critical and commercial breakthrough - it was greeted with widely positive reviews, and landed on many music critics' year-end Best-Of lists. 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. Over time, the band also came to include contributions from James Shaw, John Crossingham, Lisa Lobsinger, Julie Penner, Sam Goldberg, and Stars' Amy Millan. 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. All of these musicians would emerge as key members of Broken Social Scene in future endeavors.Īfter the release of Feel Good Lost (an almost entirely instrumental album), Drew and Canning decided to transition the band into a more energetic sound reflective of the Toronto indie music scene of the early 2000's. This duo recorded and released the band's ambient 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. The band's core members were Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Read Full Bio Broken Social Scene is an indie rock group formed in 1999 in Toronto, Canada. All of these musicians would emerge as key members of Broken Social Scene in future endeavors. Broken Social Scene is an indie rock group formed in 1999 in Toronto, Canada.
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