Broken Social Scene To Release Rarities/B-Sides Collection in March
[Broken Social Scene, who you might recall released Pitchfork's ninth favorite album of 2003, will release a new collection called Beehives on March 23rd via Arts and Crafts. The record, culled from b-sides and other unreleased material, is described as "songs for the come down." In other words, fans should expect a rather calm tone running through all of the tracks included, with no upbeat rockers, like You Forgot it in People's "Almost Crimes."
Although considered a "b-sides" record by the band, many of the songs weren't actually b-sides. The band released two singles in the UK: "Stars & Sons" and "Cause = Time," and three of the tracks on Beehives are pulled from those. However, many of the others were recorded when the band needed a break from recording You Forgot it in People and simply retreated to a friend's house to "record while fooling around with sounds."
At least one song had a mission statement from the word go: the band tells Pitchfork they "spent many early mornings making noise while hooking up with our friend Emily to create a lo-fi anthem." The track in question is entitled "Backyards," and while it is technically an anthem, the band shy away from imagery of rockets, bombs, and indestructable war banners altogether. Tracklist:
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02 Marketfresh
03 Weddings
04 Hallmark
05 Backyards
06 Da Da Dada
07 Ambulance for the Ambiance
08 Time = Cause
09 Lover's Spit
Whether or not the band will tour in support of the record isn't 100 percent clear, but it certainly seems likely. According to Kevin Drew, "We're excited to see what we do next. We're excited to see what people want us to do next. We're excited to record another record." In the meantime, however, he states that the band will continue "touring, writing, and living with semi-new lives."
