Broken Social Scene presents: Bredan Canning - Something for All of Us (2008)

Broken Social Scene is an art-rock collective based out of Toronto, consisting of up to nineteen members at any given performance or recording. Participants include members of Do Make Say Think, Feist, Metric, Stars, The Weakerthans, The Dears, and The American Analog Set, among many others. This indie supergroup has taken up a recent task of releasing a series of ‘Broken Social Scene Presents’ albums, each focusing on a different member of the band. 2007’s initial release focused on Kevin Drew, one of the founding members of BSS. This year, the second in the series has been unveiled.

Something for All of Us features Brendan Canning at the helm, another co-founder of Broken Social Scene. While it isn’t too far removed stylistically from BSS, there are several tracks that illustrate genres not readily touched on by the group. "Snowballs and Icicles" can be considered an acoustic folk melody, while "Love Is New" might be as close to a funky disco-inspired number as you’re likely to get from these guys. The overall tone of the album is familiar fuzzy art-pop that’s somehow both calming and engaging, and it lends itself to many enjoyable spins.

Streamable Track: "Hit the Wall"


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