Forgiveness Rock Record
Another Canadian art-rock band, albeit one that’s more digestible than The Besnard Lakes. To my mind, this is Broken Social Scene’s strongest album. Its success largely lies in its variety. Forgiveness Rock Record is an extremely eclectic collection, although it manages to all feel connected and part of a holistic piece. ‘Texaco Bitches’ serves up Architecture in Helsinki style weird-pop, ‘Art House Director’ sounds like The Beta Band, and the absolutely outstanding instrumental ‘Meet Me In The Basement’ should be on an Arcade Fire record. As one would expect from a band that considers itself a ‘collective’, there are a variety of musical styles, a range of vocalists and all kinds of ideas thrown in the mix here. The trick is making them all stick, and finding some kind of coherence. Forgiveness Rock Record certainly manages that – there is not a weak song on the album and yet no two tracks sound alike. Quality.
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