Musical Monday #3 - Incestuous Canada

Last week I featured Calgarian Feist as my Musical Monday contribution; this week a group that she has worked with - a group that many Canadian artists have either been a member of or have collaborated with: Broken Social Scene.


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7-4 Shortline feat. Feist on vocals


The definitive Canadian indie rock supergroup, Broken Social Scene (BSS) was formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning in Toronto. Along with a small army of musically inclined friends from various groups and projects, the two have created a truly dynamic sound experience. The BSS website lists 16 members (Justin Peroff, Brendan Canning, Kevin Drew, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Feist, Jason Collett, Evan Cranley, Emily Haines, James Shaw, Amy Millan, Dave Neufeld, John Crossingham, Ohad Benchetrit, Julie Penner, Lisa Lobsinger) , but there have been countless others to work with the collective over the years. Canadian music is often intermingled like that - to the point where it is sometimes hard to keep track of who has worked with whom etc...so for the most part I don't. If I like it good, if someone from a particular group has been in some other band great I'll check it out if I hear about it...but if you really want details...

I can tell you this much, BSS put on a stellar live show! They played the Thursday night mainstage at this year's folk fest and I was blown away! If you ever get the chance to see them go! I know I will go again, the line up is always changing and each show is new because of it!

Discography
Feel Good Lost (2001)
You Forgot It in People (2002)
Bee Hives (2004)
Broken Social Scene (2005) - Track #3 - 7-4 (Shortline)

Wikipedia says:
Most of the musicians who have worked with Broken Social Scene are members of
other bands as well. These include:
KC Accidental - Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin
Apostle of Hustle - Andrew Whiteman
Feist - Leslie Feist
Jason Collett - Jason Collett
Do Make Say Think - Charles Spearin and Ohad Benchetrit
Junior Blue - Justin Peroff and Kevin Drew
Metric - James Shaw and Emily Haines
Raising the Fawn - John Crossingham
Stars - Evan Cranley, Amy Millan, and Torquil Campbell
Treble Charger (split up early 2006) - Bill Priddle (left Treble Charger in 2003)
Valley of the Giants - Brendan Canning and Charles Spearin
The Weakerthans - Jason Tait
FemBots - Jason Tait and Julie Penner
Reverie Sound Revue - Lisa Lobsinger
k-os - Kheaven Brereton
The Dears - Murray Lightburn

Junior Blue and Valley of the Giants are both BSS-style collaborative bands that were formed after You Forgot It in People was recorded and released.
Canning was previously in the bands hHead and By Divine Right.
Leslie Feist was previously in the band By Devine Right.
Whiteman was previously in the bands Que Vida and Bourbon Tabernacle Choir.