You Forgot It in People (2xLP)
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VINYL FORMAT. IMPORT! Since the release of "Feel Good Lost," Toronto music collective Broken Social Scene became a bit more collective, swelling from two members to ten (plus guests). As you'd expect with such a dramatic rise in membership, there's a lot more variety this time out. According to one of the members of this incarnation, trying to not "who did what" on this album would be almost an entire review in itself, as everyone took turns playing different instruments on different tracks and the whole thing was built from the ground up in a very collective fashion. Although listeners who found the first Broken Social Scene release a nice ambient pop treat may be put off by this one's all-over-the-map approach, it's certainly a much more accessible release overall and there's bound to be something in here that you'll enjoy.
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Capture the Flag |
| 2 | KC Accidental |
| 3 | Stars and Sons |
| 4 | Almost Crimes [Radio Kills Remix] |
| 5 | Looks Just Like the Sun |
| 6 | Pacific Theme |
| 7 | Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl |
| 8 | Cause = Time |
| 9 | Late Nineties Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries |
| 10 | Shampoo Suicide |
| 11 | Lover's Spit |
| 12 | I'm Still Your Fag |
| 13 | Pitter Patter Goes My Heart |
| Vanessa Meadu
- Toronto, , Canada |
| Listening to this album is like giving up a really long struggle to make sense of things. It?s a great big glimmer of hope for any number of things ? music scenes, modern rock, electronic pop, and the future of independent music. Previously upsetting prospects become appealing? exciting, even. As I listened for the first time, I was stunned by the second track (?KC Accidental?), which unfolded its thick math-rock energy, eventually bursting into joyous vocals and strings. My heart actually started to beat a little faster. All it took was four minutes.
It would be easy to label this album a mishmash, but it?s so much more than that. Eclectic is overused, as is genre-bending; neither aptly convey the intelligence and enthusiasm that so clearly went into its creation. There?s a very noticeable energy that permeates all the songs, driving one into another, never becoming lifeless or monotonous, an energy lamely summed up as ?fun?, although not in a foolish sense. The variety of talent means not only wonderful instrumentation but some inspiring singing as well. ?Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)? is a Strokes-like rockout that isn?t afraid to show a sexy feminine side by incorporating some warbling and passionate female vocals. ?Lover?s Spit? evokes a smitten Thom Yorke (would that be Coldplay?s Chris Martin?), while the timid ?I?m Still Your Fag? reminds me of an Arab Strap song that was never written. Mellower than mellow grooves keep things rolling on ?Looks Just Like The Sun? and ?Pacific Theme?, with the downtempo mood pervading even the rocking-est moments.
The oddest and, in my mind, most memorable track is the mournful yet strangely sunny ?Anthems for a seventeen year-old girl?. Over smooth strings and banjos, a sweet and synth-like girl?s voice repeats ?you used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that, / now you?re all gone got your makeup on and you?re not comin? back.? The song is kind of quirky and sad, slightly saccharine but ultimately really damn good. The production on this track, as on the rest of the album, is impeccable, and dizzying on headphones. Producer David Newfeld has created an ambience that goes through many forms along with the songs, moving from casual basement rehearsal (Stars and Sons, and Looks Just Like The Sun) to laptop landscapes (opener Capture the Flag) to concert hall grandeur (Shampoo Suicide).
It?s easy to listen to the album and pick out the various members? influences. ?Late Nineties Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries? smacks of Do Make Say Think, for example, while there are hints of GY!BE in ?Shampoo Suicide?. But it?s just as easy to ignore your preconceptions and enjoy the album for the mindbendingness of it all. The most shocking aspect about ?You Forgot it in People? is just how easily everything seems to be accomplished. Transitions are smooth and effortless, and the wealth of ideas is so strong that other bands seem positively uninspired for sticking to one sound.
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