Broken Social Scene: Remember the Humans

If you're of a certain age and lived a certain type of life you've heard of Broken Social Scene. Their self titled album in 2005 was an indie rock masterpiece, likely the best indie album of the decade and spawned numerous successful indie rock careers. They've released two albums since then, but neither hit as hard as their selftitled album. Remember the Humans falls short of their self titled album's highs we don't have anything as memorable as Leslie Feist screaming "It won't be what you want to be!" in the bridge of Windsurfing Nation, but there are highs and the three track stretch between The Call, Relief And I Think of You is pure 2000s Indie bliss. Hey Amanda is as strong of a single that's in their collection. As a band with over 20 members, there is the instrumental experimentation and production experiments that made the genre so special. I enjoy the furious guitar work of Yngwie Malmsteen or the odd beat drumming of Danny Carey, however the way the band experiments with guitar tone and vocal harmonies is equally interesting yet far more approachable for the average listener. This isn't a masterpiece album that will hold up for decades with several triumphant moments, but it's a very comforting album that's incredibly listenable. I'm sitting through about a dozen playthroughs and it's still enjoyable. Go check it out.