"Lover's Spit" first appeared back on Broken Social Scene's second album, You Forgot It In People, in 2002. Written and originally sung by founding-member Kevin Drew, the song's got several memorable and sharply visceral lines that have seemingly been permanently imprinted on my brain over the years, like "All these people drinking lover's spit," and "You know it's time, that we grow old and do some shit." Simple, yes, but also classic. In the 2004 B-sides compilation, Bee Hives, the song reappears with Leslie Feist on vocals. That same year, Feist stopped by the Black Sessions broadcast by Radio France and recorded this sparse performance. While it doesn't have the emotional grandiosity of the original, Feist's blunt and tender voice paired with her clean electrified guitar give the song a quiet and disarmingly determined weight.
And yes, everybody's favorite Canadian songstress (after Joni Mitchell, of course), has a new album out, Metals, in less than two weeks on October 4th. Listen to a track from the LP below.
On their new Forgiveness Rock Record, the experimental Canadian guitar rock collective Broken Social Scene are tighter than they've ever sounded. Teaming with former Tortoise drummer and sound engineer John McEntire—a man with a masterfully vivid sonic palette—the band has somehow recorded their most lyric- and song-oriented album to date. The post-rock flourishes and textures the band and McEntire are known for are all present, they're just encapsulated within a polished and tightly woven structure—one called pop music. And Broken Social Scene do it extraordinarily well.
Broken Social Scene - "Forced To Love" (from Forgiveness Rock Record)
Canadians make some damn good music. And the scratchy-voiced Jason Collett is one of the best. Collett, a master at keeping the decrepit folk/rock genre somehow seem fresh and inventive, kept listeners in a tizzy over his consistently great Here's To Being Here—one of 2008's best and an album that continues to get better with each listen. Collett, who has a beautiful slurry way with his words, is finally returning with Rat A Tat Tat, due out a week from today. If the first single "Love Is A Dirty Word" is any indication, Collett's creative form remains top notch. Also, make sure to check out his great duet with Feist, "Hangover Days," performed in 2006.
The song "Lover's Spit" first appeared in 2002 on Broken Social Scene's second album, You Forgot It In People. Written and sung by founding-member Kevin Drew, the song's about the passing of meaningless affairs and relationships for something more, like love. In the 2004 b-sides compilation, Bee Hives, the song reappears with Leslie Feist on vocals. That same year, Feist stopped by the Black Sessions broadcast by Radio France and recorded this sparse take. While it doesn't have the emotional grandiosity of the original, Feist's blunt and tender voice and electrified clean guitar give the song a quiet and determined weight.
All these people drinking lover's spit They sit around and clean their face with it And they listen to teeth to learn how to quit Tied to a night they never met
You know it's time That we grow old and do some shit I like it all that way
All these people drinking lover's spit Swallowing words while giving head They listen to teeth to learn how to quit Better take some hand and get used to it
You know it's time That we grow old and do some shit I like it all that way
On their new Forgiveness Rock Record, the experimental Canadian guitar rock collective Broken Social Scene are tighter than they've ever sounded. Teaming with former Tortoise drummer and sound engineer John McEntire—a man with a masterfully vivid sonic palette—the band has somehow recorded their most lyric- and song-oriented album to date. The post-rock flourishes and textures the band and McEntire are known for are all present, they're just encapsulated within a polished and tightly woven structure—one called pop music. And Broken Social Scene do it extraordinarily well.
Canadians make some damn good music. And the scratchy-voiced Jason Collett is one of the best. Collett, a master at keeping the decrepit folk/rock genre somehow seem fresh and inventive, kept listeners in a tizzy over his consistently great Here's To Being Here—one of 2008's best and an album that continues to get better with each listen. Collett, who has a beautiful slurry way with his words, is finally returning with Rat A Tat Tat, due out a week from today. If the first single "Love Is A Dirty Word" is any indication, Collett's creative form remains top notch. Also, make sure to check out his great duet with Feist, "Hangover Days," performed in 2006.
