Broken Social Scene is almost as unpredictable as you can get on an album. Each and every song through fourteen entire tracks has its own identity, stands alone but comes together in the end to create an entire auditory experience where paths are trekked and casualties are had. The entire album works based on its brand of diversity. The weirdest part is that it works so well it’s puzzling no one else has ever thought of it. The hodgepodge continues with “Chase Scene”, an 80s art house synth driven ode that also manages to swirl strings and melody together that the entire thing begins to resemble something out of a 1970s film like Bullitt. “World Sick” kicks off the album in stylish fashion, a rocking anthem about hopelessness and hopefulness among the grand scheme. And it’s an experiment worth furthering, as they have once again created a masterpiece befitting a true set of Canadian geniuses. It’s through forgiveness that we can truly see ourselves, and this is Broken Social Scene trending more toward thoughtful, art house pop music than they ever have before. One of the more difficult things for humankind to embrace is forgiveness, yet Broken Social Scene manage to birth an entire series of songs that focus on just that. The record is about forgiveness, after all. It’s timely, of course, as they seem to be cycling out of a mundane, grey early adulthood slumber and embracing what is in front of them rather than harping on what is behind them. But rarely, if ever, have they felt as sprightly and full of joy than they do on Forgiveness Rock Record. Broken Social Scene have always created melancholy, emotional, heart-wrenched music. The album is a treasure chest full of power and potency floating at the bottom of ocean that no one key unlocks. Their albums are frequently buffet style music at its very best-a plate full of everything swirled together into what could be a mess, but is somehow more delicious than the sum of its parts. But this much is to be expected from astute fans of the Toronto collective. This is a progressive, independent, ever-changing ensemble.įorgiveness Rock Record is an absolute cornucopia of sounds, emotions, and ambiance. No, this isn’t an ordinary band by an means. It is that life-beating entity that allows for Broken Social Scene to be successful, because it allows them to be diverse while keeping the direction of the band on course. There is a certain heart to the band, a life-beating entity within it that is always present to make it alive. They are a revolving door collection of independent musicians who come together to create some masterfully epic music. Broken Social Scene are at their very core the soul of independent music.
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