Sunday, July 20, 2008

Broken Social Scene

Genre: Indie, Canadian indie supergroup,

Broken Social Scene is a great band that has laid inspiration to bands such as Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, and other guitar rock bands.

One of the most unique things about the band is the use of nineteen members. Yes, nineteen members. Each member of the band has a distinct musical influence. It features the sounds of guitars, orchestra, woodwind, and unusual sound structures.

The main component of BSS is that their focus of music is BIG. It seems as if the band writes songs that would sounds amazing in a giant arena.

Most songs have a unique beat with some interesting bass tunes thrown in. The vocals are what make the band seem larger than life.

Songs such as Windsurfing Nation, Swimmers, Lovers spit, and 7/4 (shoreline), have a defined feel to them.

The lead vocalists switch from show to show based on their seperate bands state of tour. BSS found a permanent female vocalist in 2005, lisa lobsinger, while Kevin Drew makes up the male component.

Overall the band presents a cleaver, upbeat expression of music that is perfect for those who enjoy a variety of songs or action goers.

Official Site - http://www.arts-crafts.ca/bss/index.html

To listen - go to http://ilike.com/artist/Broken+Social+Scene/track/Windsurfing+Nation
Underneath videos it says "song clip" click there.

*note* I'm trying to figure out a way to add music into the blog, if you know of a way please email me.

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