Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock collective formed in Toronto in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, folding in members of Stars, Metric, and Feist across a rotating cast. You Forgot It in People (2002) is the classic — horns, strings, and shifting vocalists at their most generous. Browse Broken Social Scene vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Broken Social Scene formed in Toronto in 1999 around Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. The collective grew to include a rotating cast of Toronto indie musicians, including members of Stars, Metric, and Feist among many others. Drew and Canning co-founded Arts & Crafts Records as the band's label home. The band has gone through hiatuses and reunions over their career.
Broken Social Scene's sound combines indie rock, art rock, post-rock, and chamber pop with the expansive collective ensemble approach that defines their identity. Their arrangements typically feature multiple guitars, horns, strings, and shifting vocal leads across band members.
Arts & Crafts pressings of the Broken Social Scene catalog have been issued in multiple anniversary editions and color variants.
Listeners new to Broken Social Scene typically start with You Forgot It in People (2002) or Broken Social Scene (2005).
