I’m giddy like a Japanese schoolgirl about the imminent return of Broken Social Scene. A new as yet untitled album is due on May 1st on City Slang / Co-Op and they’ll be playing SXSW next month which I hope to catch. I’ve fond memories of all their Dublin shows particularly the Temple Bar Music Centre gig in 2006 and their two albums You Forgot in In People and Broken Social Scene are amongst my favourite albums ever. ‘7/4 (Shoreline)’ is one of my favourite tunes ever too.
The new album was produced by Tortoise’s John McEntire mainly in Toronto and Chicago and features the usual guests Feist, Amy Millan, Emily Haines, Jason Collett and loads more. The core group is now Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Sam Goldberg and Lisa Lobsinger. That’s four guitarists, a bassist a drummer and three vocalists. You can read more about the new album in a Kevin Drew interview with Pitchfork.
MP3: Broken Social Scene – 7/4 (Shoreline)
MP3: Broken Social Scene – Stars and Sons
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
ohhhhhh, good man Nialler, youve made my day. Cannot wait for this, hopefully they’ll make it over here for a festival, they were amazing at electric picnic a few years back.
i remember catching them for the first time in Dour nearly 6 years ago. blew my mind. such exciting band to catch live every time!
also, 7/4 shoreline, one of my favourite tunes too. 🙂
I cant fucking wait!!!
2006 gig, Unreal, Kevin Drew’s parents were in the audience. Amazing
Broken Social Scene were one of those bands I got into because I knew a good few of the bands every member was in that wasn’t them so I thought it must be good…and I was right. 7/4 is probably my fav track off that album. I know its a vast jump but I also really like ‘Anthems for a seventeen year old girl’ but that may be because I’m love with Emily Haines voice (and possibly her). Either way I’m really looking forward to the new album.