Broken Social Scene

Genres:	Comedy • Drama • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	indie • indie rock • canadian • post-rock • alternative • rock • indie pop
Decades Active:	2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • MySpace • Official Homepage • Twitter • Wikipedia

Biography

The inception of Canadian band Broken Social Scene came out of the demise of a number of Toronto’s indie bands, notably By Divine Right and K.C. Accidental. The band was formed in 1999 when Kevin Drew (Canada) and Brendan Canning (b. Canada) began jamming in various basements and bedrooms around the Toronto area. During the winter of 2000/1, they completed the Broken Social Scene debut, Feel Good Lost. Although primarily a collaboration between Drew and Canning, the album did feature appearances by a number of guest musicians (Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Bill Priddle) who would later enter the line-up of the outfit. The sound on the album recalled the hallucinogenic sonic melodies of pioneering UK indie bands the Cocteau Twins, Spaceman 3 and My Bloody Valentine.

In 2002, the collective, by now numbering up to 10 musicians, returned to the studio to record the more indie-influenced You Forgot It In People. The album was released the...

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