Chendizzle Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Woohooo! New BBS-ish material by the end of summer! This made my day yesterday A fall tour as well! I'm pumpedI'm a little let down they aren't doing a full-fledged BSS album, but hey, I'll take some Kevin "solo" work. At last, some rock solid news from the notoriously slippery Broken Social Scene camp! Central Scene figure Kevin Drew will release a solo album of sorts on September 18 via Arts & Crafts. Technically titled Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew, "Spirit If...", the LP was produced by Drew, along with fellow BSSers Ohad Benchetrit and Charles Spearin (both also of Do Make Say Think). It collects Drew-penned tunes recorded at Benchetrit's place intermittently over the past two years. The disc will feature a bunch of the soundtrack-scoring Broken Social Scene regulars, and a few outsiders as well, which makes it an awful lot like a BSS disc, but not. The tracklist has not yet been finalized. According to the A&C press release, "The record unfolds like an emotional comic book. It's Drew's song-writing and all his favourite topics are addressed: fucking, fighting, fearing and hope. FFFH." FFFH is just the beginning, however. Spirit If..., as it turns out, is but the first in a planned series of Broken Social Scene Presents releases. Fellow Scene captain Brendan Canning is presently recording the second volume, which should see release in early 2008. Knowing these guys, that probably translates to late 2011. What's more, Drew, Canning, Justin Peroff, and some new Scene initiates will embark on a "Broken Social Scene Presents" tour this fall to showcase new material from this series. No concrete dates yet, but Stars-struck Scene-ster Amy Millan does have some of her own gigs lined up, as does Apostle of Hustle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sureshot Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 awesome. i still cant let myself live down the fact that i skipped their performance at lolla last year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renton Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 awesome. i still cant let myself live down the fact that i skipped their performance at lolla last year. You shouldn't live it down, that was a catastrophic mistake! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Kevin Drew - Tbtf first mp3 from Spirit If... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sureshot Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 You shouldn't live it down, that was a catastrophic mistake! yea, well thats one of the crappy parts about going to fests with other people. everyone wants to do something different, and unfortunately i lost out (all so that we could get good spots for the chili peppers...... ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rsjbraz Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 The mps sounds great, am v excited for the album now! Been kind of disappointed with most of the recent BSS members solo albums (bar Feist naturally) but this is sounding good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Have you heard Apostle of Hustle - National Anthem of Nowhere? Underrated album this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rsjbraz Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Have you heard Apostle of Hustle - National Anthem of Nowhere? Underrated album this year. I was really looking forward to that but was pretty disappointed,nothing really grabbed me, maybe I need to give it another listen though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris_H_2 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 November 3, 2007 Chicago Metro - BBS Presents: Kevin Drew Just got tickets through the pre-sale. Can't wait. Other dates on sale this weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 I don't know why there isn't more talk about this album. It's excellent, one of my favorites of the year (and what a stacked year it has been). Backed Out on The... has become my summer jam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
virtualreason Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I think I will be celebrating my 21st birthday in Chicago with him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 spirit if... is amazing. kevin's playing in boulder in a couple months... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trevor Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 yeah, this album really is great. top 10 for me this year, maybe 5. will be picking up tickets for the vancouver show pretty fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Definitely enjoying this disc... I'm such a sucka for BSS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 i like this more than the last BSS (which was great, just produced terribly) bummed/annoyed they/he aren't coming here this tour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Alan Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 this is a really good record. if you like BSS you should enjoy this, very similar sound. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 i like this more than the last BSS (which was great, just produced terribly) bummed/annoyed they/he aren't coming here this tour They only have like 5 North American dates, I'm sure they will expand their tour. Seriously though, BSS is one of the best live bands around. Their current scaled-back lineup isn't quite as exciting, but Kevin and Brendan still bring it every night and Justin is a monster drummer. It also sucks Whiteman is busy with Apostle of Hustle, but Andrew Kenny fills in nicely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Caught them in London on Wed - fantastic live show. Really, really great. It's made my mind up though, I prefer BSS live than on record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I didn't like spirit if... very much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 They only have like 5 North American dates, I'm sure they will expand their tour.Saturday October 27th - Portland, OR Aladdin TheatreMonday October 29th - San Francisco, CA The FillmoreTuesday October 30th - Los Angeles, CA Orpheum TheatreThursday November 1st - Boulder, CO Fox TheatreSaturday November 3rd - Chicago, IL MetroSunday November 4th - Indianapolis, IN The VogueTuesday November 6th - Ann Arbor, MI Michigan TheatreMonday November 12th - Burlington, VT Ira Allen ChapelWednesday November 14th - New York, NY Webster HallSaturday November 17th - Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living ArtsSunday November 18th - Washington, DC 9:30 Club those were announced 2 weeks ago or so, so no, no Mpls show Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uwmryan Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echo Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 this record is terrific! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 this record is terrific! On my 5'th listen to it and I agree 100%. SO good!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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