Forgiveness Rock Record

by Broken Social Scene

Overview

As the founding fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters of the "indie rock collective" phenomenon, Broken Social Scene sure have spread their seeds since their eponymous third album in 2005. Between the commercial success of Leslie Feist and the myriad "Broken Social Scene Presents" solo outings, some feared that the Canadian supergroup's next outing would be a lackluster collection of stitched-together notebook ramblings and half-hearted demos swept up from the studio floor of previous sessions. Luckily, the endlessly creative and surprisingly fluid Forgiveness Rock Record dispels any notion of opportunism by sticking to what the group does best: crafting clever, ramshackle, occasionally soaring bedroom pop songs (listen close for sirens) in a big expensive studio. Bolstered by a handful of evenly spaced, arena-sized rockers like "World Sick," "Forced to Love," "Ungrateful Little Father," and "Water in Hell," the remaining ten tracks flip through genres like a picture book, pausing only to pencil in the occasional instrumental, one of which ("Meet Me in the Basement," with its huge strings and "guitarmonies") elicits bigger goose bumps than some of the singalongs. That's not to say that the guts of the record are filler, as some of the best moments are its most nuanced (Emily Haines, Leslie Feist, and Amy Millan's breezy, instantly engaging "Sentimental X," the easy, dusty "Highway Slipper Jam"), proving once again that an army can make a cohesive album if everyone follows the rules of engagement. The core members may be down to nine, with an emphasis on founders Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, but the "additional members" and "guests" involved (31 strong, when all is said and done) are what make Forgiveness Rock Record unique, especially in an era where bloated membership is so often used as a gimmick. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/04/2010
Label:	Arts & Crafts
UPC:	0827590540019
Rank:	51663

Tracks

Disc 1

1. World Sick
2. Chase Scene
3. Texico Bitches
4. Forced to Love
5. All to All
6. Art House Director
7. Highway Slipper Jam

Disc 2

8. Ungrateful Little Father
9. Meet Me in the Basement
10. Sentimental X¿¿¿s
11. Sweetest Kill
12. Romance to the Grave
13. Water in Hell
14. Me and My Hand

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Broken Social Scene   Primary Artist
Alison Chesley   Cello,Guest Artist
Spiral Stairs   Vocals,Guest Artist
Sebastien Grainger   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
James Shaw   Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist
Eric Claridge   Bass,Guest Artist
Emily Haines   Vocals,Featured Artist
Douglas McCombs   Guest Artist
Evan Cranley   Trombone,Featured Artist
Amy Millan   Vocals,Featured Artist
Sam Prekop   Vocals,Guest Artist
John Crossingham   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Julie Penner   Violin,Featured Artist
Leon Kingstone   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist
Bryden Baird   Trumpet,Guest Artist
Ohad Benchetrit   Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Andrew Whiteman   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Jason Tait   Featured Artist
Brendan Canning   Bass,Loops,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Sam Goldberg   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Xylophone,Sitar (Electric),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Charles Spearin   Bass,Guitar,Soloist,Trumpet,Melodica,Keyboards,Farfisa Organ,Guitar Effects,Guitar (Acoustic)
Justin Peroff   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Drum Machine,Simmons Drums,Prepared Piano,Electronic Drums
John McEntire   Gong,Drums,Omnichord,Wurlitzer,Vibraphone,Synthesizer
Kevin Drew   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Mellotron,Vibraphone,Guitar (Rhythm),Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Jason Collett   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Martin Davis Kinack   Guitar
Susan Voelz   Violin,Guest Artist
Paul Von Mertens   Flute,Flute (Alto),Guest Artist,Clarinet (Bass)
David Hodge   Trombone,Featured Artist
David Drew   Featured Artist
Lisa Lobsinger   Vocals
Leslie Feist   Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Alison Chesley   Composer
Sebastien Grainger   Engineer
James Shaw   Composer
Emily Haines   Composer
Amy Millan   Composer
Sam Prekop   Composer
Scott Kannberg   Composer
Joe McKay   Artwork,Art Direction
Ohad Benchetrit   Engineer
Roger Seibel   Mastering
Andrew Whiteman   Composer,Group Member
Brendan Canning   Composer,Group Member
Broken Social Scene   Producer
Sam Goldberg   Composer,Group Member
Charles Spearin   Drawing,Effects,Memory Moog,Group Member
Justin Peroff   Artwork,Effects,Composer,Group Member,Art Direction,Cover Painting
John McEntire   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Sequencers,Group Member
Kevin Drew   Composer,Group Member
Martin Davis Kinack   Engineer,Group Member
Susan Voelz   Composer
Ian Moore   Vocal Engineer
John O'Mahony   Vocal Engineer
Lisa Lobsinger   Composer,Group Member
Robyn Kotyk   Art Direction
Leslie Feist   Composer
Elisabeth Chicoine   Photography,Photo Courtesy
Jimmy Collins   Photography,Photo Courtesy