Album Review: Broken Social Scene

Call me confused, but I’ve never really got Broken Social Scene. Sure, they can write some good songs, and their guitar onslaught can transcend at points, but their overall music is, to be frank, kinda unmemorable. Forgiveness Rock Record doesn’t really alter that opinion – adequate songs whose lack of originality or dynamism belies the band’s critical adoration. Forgiveness Rock Record is a bit of a mess, in which the good moments are largely overshadowed by filler and unconvincing doodling, and whose eccentricities sound kinda forced.

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