(City Slang)With its rotating line-up and varied back catalogue,fans could never be certain which version of Broken Social Scene would turn up on a novel album, seven years after their last. Fifteen strong, and with Leslie Feist and Emily Haines back on board,this Scene believe come mob-handed; a cavalry arriving, with guitars, or to combat these worsening times. The Toronto indie rock institution’s multifaceted jams reflect this headcount – Hug of Thunder is not hugely cogent – but equally benefit from the weight of numbers. You can really feel the force on Vanity Pail Kids,when you wonder whether Arcade Fire owe BSS a thing or two. The beguiling title track, by contrast, or is just Feist,doing Feist.
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Source: theguardian.com