Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene has an eclectic style of music that breathes inspiration throughout the audience whenever performed. It is often a difficult task to describe the musical style of Broken Social Scene as they blend many unique and experimental styles of music in their performance as well as use many types of instruments ranging from the typical rock band instruments to woodwinds, horns, and violins. They have been classified by such genres as indie rock and baroque pop, but however one wishes to identify them there is no arguing that their unique blends of instrumentation and performance styles are amazing to see live.
Broken Social Scene has been noted to tour with as many as nineteen members, due to the many rich, intricate sounds that are produced when performed live. Broken Social Scene’s whirlwind of performers that rotate in and out of the band have included such famous musicians as Feist and John McEntire of the band Tortoise, but the band has always included its principle songwriters Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Broken Social Scene goes through a diverse range of songs on their setlist conveying a wide set of moods through their music ranging from atmospheric and ambient, such as “Worldsick” and “Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl” to charismatic and exhilarating, such as “KC Accidental” and “Superconnected”. The sincerity of Broken Social Scene’s music and lyrics resonates through the audience creating a binding connection. The fans of Broken Social Scene seem just as loyal to the band as the band is to its fans. When I saw them in Atlanta at the Buckhead Theater, Kevin Drew mentioned how he just had his jacket stolen before the show. After hearing this several members of the audience responded to his statement by handing him the jacket of their backs. After seeing this Brendan Canning made a slight joke about how he was in need of a belt, which resulted with members of the audience hurling their belts to him on stage. Broken Social Scene will surprise you live with their elaborate blend of elegant music, and exhilarating performance. They continue to prove that striving to make music as creatively as possible will result in live music that will form a strong bind with its audience.