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BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE- Bee Hives
Canadians are used to our indie musical products remaining in our borders, a few making the passage to the south with success, but these not always a source of uncompromised pride. And sadly the expression “big in Canada” seems more like a slur than a compliment. Maybe this is a side effect of our cultural protectionism, of trying to maintain a semblance of national distinction next to our large and often bullying neighbor, whose cultural output is both great and horrible. But for all this, Canadian indie musicians grudgingly recognize that the path to the hearts and minds of Canadians often begins on the other side of the divide. With growing recognition stateside, does this mean Broken Social Scene is an anomaly or a herald? We’re not sure; it’s still too early to say. That they’re a good band that has built a national audience the old way (touring) and that the Canadian popular media are behind them in support is clear. Broken Social Scene deserves the attention they’ve earned and this new collection of dreamy and spacey “b-sides” helps again make clear why. Can they make good where others have tried but faltered? Pitchforkmedia.com thinks so, eh.
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