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BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE: FIRE EYE'D BOY - JULY 17th |
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Friday, 07 July 2006 |
 Artist: Broken Social Scene
Title: "Fire Eye'd Boy" single
Release Date: 17 July 2006
Format: 7" and Download
Label: City Slang / Arts & Crafts
Website: cityslang.com | arts-crafts.ca
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Toronto's Broken Social Scene have blazed through 2006 in extraordinary style. The critical acclaim, the sold out shows, the slavering fans minds' blown... all present and correct.
The latest single will be the pumped-up, exaltation pop of live favourite "Fire Eye'd Boy", taken of course from BSS's third, self-titled album. The b-side is "Canada Vs America (Exhaust Pipe Remix)" a dreamy, fucked-up ball of classic fuzzy, indie rock complete with noise glitches and screaming - kinda like Hit To Death... -era Flaming Lips, but noisier - as only Broken Social Scene can provide these days.
Undoubtedly the live band of the year with their ten member live ensemble delivering an euphoric cacophony built on relentless hooks and overwhelming sonic joy, Broken Social Scene has sold out every London show they've played in the past year, including The Astoria and Koko. Indeed, at Koko on 22 May for the first time ever, the original vocalists Leslie Feist, Emily Haines from Metric and Amy Millan from Stars were in town to join the party.
Their staggering and much talked about performance at All Tomorrows Parties, where they were joined onstage by J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr turned into an episode of total guitar havoc unlikely to be topped for the forseeable future!
The band returns for their final UK appearances in 2006 with a late summer spin around the regions taking in the sold out Reading and Leeds Festivals on the NME/Radio One stage to boot. One last chance to witness the most exciting band of 2006.
Broken Social Scene tour dates
Fri 25 Aug Leeds Festival NME/Radio One stage ~ meanfiddler.com SOLD OUT
Sun 27 Aug Reading Festival NME/Radio One stage ~ meanfiddler.com SOLD OUT
Mon 28 Aug Oxford Zodiac 7pm, £10 T: 01865420042 ~ wegottickets.com
Tue 29 Aug Cardiff The Point £10
Wed 30 Aug Liverpool Academy 7pm, £10 ~ ticketweb.co.uk
Fri 1 Sep Sheffield Leadmill 7pm, £10 T: 0870 010 4555 ~ ticketweb.co.uk
Sat 2 Sep Stradbally Ireland, Electric Picnic Festival ~ ticketmaster.ie
Sun 3 Sep Indian Summer Festival, Glasgow ~ ticketweb.co.uk T: 08700 600 100
Broken Social Scene press quotes:
"Triumphant" 4/5 Uncut ALBUM OF THE MONTH
"beautiful and earth-expandingly awesome - an album of infinite energy and detail" 4.5/5 The Fly ALBUM OF THE MONTH
"joyous" Word ALBUM OF THE MONTH
"pop prophets" 4/5 The Independent ALBUM OF THE WEEK
"Stunning third album from Toronto's underground supergroup... an effervescent rush of melody, invention and magic" 4/5 Mojo
"Classic noisy indie rock that people will be talking about for years to come" 10/10 Vice
"reveals new depths with every airing... Kevin Drew's fractured semi-falsetto is always anchored by a heavyweight groove that frequently defies resistance" 4/5 The Times
"euphoric and woozy... could well do for in 2006 what Funeral did for Arcade Fire last year" 4/5 Observer Music Monthly
"grandeur with intimacy and multi-textured invention with effortless pop nous" 4* Time Out
"a rich and rewarding tapestry of sound... extraordinary" 4/5 The Sun
"the most widely anticipated record of the year... This is an album that pricks your senses, makes you laugh and cry and fall in love all over again" 9/10 Drowned In Sound
"electrifying" 4/5 Daily Mail
"truly wonderful" Daily Express
"a triumphant racket" The Guardian
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