![]() ![]() The two openers, "Capture the Flag" and "KC Accidental," showcase both of these modes, with the former starting with a gentle feedback hum that crescendos in two minutes more effectively than anything Godspeed You Black Emperor has ever committed to tape, while the latter hits you from the front with a pummelling yet groovy drumbeat while the guitars chime and slide along before one of the catchiest vocal hooks I've ever heard. The band specializes in quick-paced guitar pop and ambient, stranger synth rock. More than anything else, the record possesses a wistful sort of teary-eyed melancholy that tugs on your heartstrings through the entire record, even on the more upbeat moments the undercurrent is never so overpowering that it prevents the songs from connecting firmly in the part of your brain that feels the need to hum, yet still effective enough to lodge itself in your heart for far longer than the record runs. Thirteen tracks of experimental pop music being made by up to fifteen performers at a time, each song as effective as the one before it. I can't believe I held off so long, because this record is just, well, simply fantastic. It had been a long time since I'd heard an absolutely perfect pop record, until a few days back when I finally gave in to the hype surrounding Broken Social Scene and picked up the recent American release of this record. Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People - Arts & Crafts, 2003 ![]()
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