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Forgiveness Rock Record
Studio album by
Broken Social Scene
ReleasedMay 4, 2010
GenreIndie rock, baroque pop
Length63:31
LabelArts & Crafts
ProducerJohn McEntire
Broken Social Scene chronology
Something for All of Us...
(2008) 		Forgiveness Rock Record
(2010) 		Hug of Thunder
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
BBC(mixed)[2]
BLARE Magazine[3]
The Guardian[4]
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10)[5]
PopMatters[6]
The Skinny[7]
Snob's Music(8.5/10)[8]
Spin[9]
Sputnikmusic[10]

Forgiveness Rock Record is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock musical collective Broken Social Scene, released by the Arts & Crafts record label on May 4, 2010.[11] The critically acclaimed album, produced by John McEntire of the bands Tortoise and The Sea and Cake, features guest appearances by Leslie Feist, Emily Haines of Metric, Scott Kannberg from Pavement, Sebastien Grainger of Death from Above 1979, and Sam Prekop also of The Sea and Cake.[4]

The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."World Sick"6:47
2."Chase Scene"3:31
3."Texico Bitches"3:49
4."Forced to Love"3:34
5."All to All"4:49
6."Art House Director"3:32
7."Highway Slipper Jam"4:26
8."Ungrateful Little Father"6:41
9."Meet Me in the Basement"3:43
10."Sentimental X's"5:40
11."Sweetest Kill"5:09
12."Romance to the Grave"4:47
13."Water in Hell"4:25
14."Me and My Hand"2:05

Lo-Fi for the Dividing Nights

Lo-Fi for the Dividing Nights is an EP that was available as a digital download with pre-orders of Forgiveness Rock Record. It was also available as a promo CD with purchases of Forgiveness Rock Record at some record stores in Canada and the U.S.

No.TitleLength
1."New Instructions"1:42
2."Sudden Foot Loss"2:37
3."Shabba Lights"1:31
4."Song for Dee"2:06
5."Eling's Haus"1:40
6."Professor Sambo"2:32
7."Never Felt Alive"1:52
8."Paperweight Room"1:54
9."Turbo Mouse"2:09
10."Far Out"3:41

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 1
Top 20 Indie Individual Albums[14] 5
Billboard 200[15] 34

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ BBC review
  3. ^ BLARE review
  4. ^ a b The Guardian review
  5. ^ Pitchfork review
  6. ^ Popmatters review
  7. ^ The Skinny review
  8. ^ Snob's Music review
  9. ^ Spin review
  10. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  11. ^ Official Site
  12. ^ Thompson, Ciaran (2010-09-20). "Karkwa win 2010 Polaris Music Prize". Aux. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  13. ^ "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13.
  14. ^ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30.
  15. ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.


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