

You know I'm right - this album literally fucking rocks. Yeah, talk about superstars.Īnyways, I don't really need to say anything more. Zion, Metric, Feist, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Stars, Do Make Say Think, Apostle of Hustle, By Divine Right, and the Valley of the Giants.

Who else in recent indie history has had such an eclectic and talented group of musicians come together to create an album this timeless? Further, what other collective has spawned off as many acts as BSS has? If you're curious, they are currently the creative geniuses behind Thee Silver Mt. Broken Social Scene were the musical guests on last night's episode of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon', performing with longtime member Feist.They did 'Almost Crimes' off 2002's You Forgot It in. Broken Social Scene is our generation's version of The Beatles, and luckily for us they are even cooler. What other album goes from ambient mellowness to rock explosiveness? Tell me who else can pull off seamlessly transitioning from a song like "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl" to "Cause = Time"? What other female/male combo like Kevin Drew and Leslie Feist/Emily Mortimer make a song as fun as "Almost Crimes"? Fuck, just peek their YouTube video to see how incredibly fun it can be to dance to this song. Try and figure one out for yourself and I dare you to post it in the comments. Seriously now, is there a better album than You Forgot It In People? This a real question posed to you, the reader. Broken Social Scene: Almost Crimes (Music Video 2003) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. I couldn't have found myself in better company You Forgot It In People was one of the first albums I found on his iTunes. Luckily for me, my roommate Sascha Kenny not only writes for Clash magazine but also listens to some of great music. I mean, you never know how people will act, let alone what music they will like to listen to. Trust me, I've done it eight times in the past four years. So, I recently moved to a new city and I must admit it's always a bit awkward moving in with new roommates. And let's be real here: there's no greater album to dig up then Broken Social Scene's masterpiece You Forgot It In People. Youre like a messiah, pal / Little kingdoms in your chest / I told you wed make it, on for another / I told you wed make it, on for all night (Put on. Albums like this are what connecting to music should be all about. These are the best types of albums - ones that you can listen to over and over again, allowing you to realize and then reflect upon the differences in times and places you were at when listening endlessly before. You know, the ones that were on daily repeat for a while but then suddenly were gone from your life, and (almost just as quickly) are back again.
