Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is an ambient Indie rock group from Toronto and Ontario, Canada. They broke out onto the Canadian indie scene in 2001 with their album, Feel Good Lost. Their two core members are Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. The interesting thing about Broken Social Scene is that the other members of the band are mainly guests. These guests are friends of Kevin and Brendan who have their own solo careers within the indie scene. These common guests include artists like Andrew Whiteman, Jason Collett, Leslie Feist, and Metric's Emily Haines. Broken Social Scene's second album, You Forgot it In People, won the alternative album of the year Juno award in 2003. This album featured contributions from artist like, Jessica Moss, Brodie West, Susannah Brady and Ohad Benchetrit. Although these artists were featured on the album, they were never considered a part of the permanent band. My personal favorite album by Broken Social Scene is their self titled album released in 2005.
One who is not accustomed to experimental indie music may not appreciate Broken Social Scene as much as another, but once you get used to it, it becomes very enjoyable music. The mixture of ambient sounds, interesting percussion, and effected string instruments, along with a plethora of different voices and styles create a sound that is extremely unique. I highly recommend that you check them out because their music is insane! Here is a cool video of Broken Social Scene playing on the Letterman Show that I found on Youtube: