Listen to Broken Social Scene

[SPARX]

Keep an eye out for two Stars side-projects to emerge sometime in 2004: vocalist/guitarist Amy Millan has completed her solo album, and Torquil Campbell also plans a release sometime this year under the moniker of Memphis. Memphis released an EP in 2002 (which also featured Ms. Millan), but this will be their first full-length effort.
 
 Millan's yet-to-be-titled collection was produced by "Canadian musical legend" Ian Blurton and features members of Broken Social Scene, Metric, and other members of the Stars musical family. According to her management at Canada's Arts and Crafts, it incorporates some country flavors as well as the velvety pop we've come to expect. A release date has not been set.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Let's not forget Jason Collett's alt-country-ish solo album...

[Bags]

Originally posted by SPARX:
 Millan's yet-to-be-titled collection was produced by "Canadian musical legend" Ian Blurton and features members of Broken Social Scene, Metric, and other members of the Stars musical family. According to her management at Canada's Arts and Crafts, it incorporates some country flavors as well as the velvety pop we've come to expect. A release date has not been set.

So is BSS and all these bands like the Canadian equivalent of the Elephant 6 collective??  Sounds like it...

[SPARX]

Originally posted by Bags:
   

Originally posted by SPARX:
 

So is BSS and all these bands like the Canadian equivalent of the Elephant 6 collective??  Sounds like it... [/b]

Yep,they're a close knit bunch.I miss the elephant 6 years,they put out some good stuff.

[samanthaalison]

I love You Forgot It In People, and I'll definitely be going to the show next month at teh Black Cat. Assuming I can find a ride.

[SPARX]

Originally posted by samanthaalison:
  I love You Forgot It In People, and I'll definitely be going to the show next month at teh Black Cat. Assuming I can find a ride.

Should be a great show.

[SPARX]

Originally posted by SPARX:
   

Originally posted by samanthaalison:
  I love You Forgot It In People, and I'll definitely be going to the show next month at teh Black Cat. Assuming I can find a ride.

That's probably the next show I'll be attending. [/b]

[Richard D Taylor]

Originally posted by Bags:
   

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  you forgot it people was one of the most frustrating purchases of my music nerd career,

What made it frustrating if you found some gems?
 
 And does anyone agree that this isn't what you'd describe as a "pure pop" album (but so many reviews do....I must be missing something). [/b]

It's definitely not pure pop.  I think it's a challenging record if only in the sense that it does require multiple listens (but those are often the best records).  The first four months or so that I had the album, I only listened to it every once in a while and I did feel that it was overhyped.  Then last month, I had another listen and for some mysterious reason, it just clicked.  I still don't like it as much as Pitchfork, but it is a solid album, and the more I listen to it, the more I like it.