PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Recorded over the last two years with YFIIP producer Dave Newfeld, Windsurfing Nation encompasses everything you've hoped for, the Broken Social Scene you love but with a maturity and brilliance that showcases their growth from the innocence heard on YFIIP. It's all there. The anthemic pop-rock ensembles, layers of shimmering sound and texture, arm-raising horn sections, and even beloved quiet moments to catch your breath. Arts & Crafts. 2005.

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Bands that draw musicians from other well-known acts are called supergroups. Broken Social Scene is a supercollective. Ranging from 5 to 17 members, the Toronto-based outfit includes musicians from Stars, Metric, and many other bands, as well as the up-and-coming Leslie Feist. Frontmen Kevin Drew (formerly of Do Make Say Think) and Brendan Canning (By Divine Right, Len) founded BSS in 1999 and their mission has stayed constant: take a deep love of indie rock and expand on that by making experimental minisymphonies. Their latest work is not so much a series of songs as it is a musical mood. The infectious cacophony comes through immediately, opening with a rapidly expanding collection of xylophones and trombones that create Burt Bacharach-style instrumental jaunts, while Kevin Drew's vocals whisper through the melodic mayhem. Notable tracks--from the rhythmic "Fire Eye'd Boy," to the gorgeously floaty "Major Label Debut," to "Ibi Dreams of Pavement" (featuring rapper K-Os)--have two elements in common: all feature expansive melodies and all have vocals consciously (sometimes annoyingly) buried quite low in the mix. However, the CD's highlight (and disc-closer), "It's All Gonna Break," holds the key to BSS's beauty; it's simultaneously far-reaching and uplifting, a near-perfect 10 minutes of music. This limited-edition version of the release also contains a seven-song EP filled with some dropped tracks and an alternative version of "Major Label Debut." --Denise Sheppard

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