So, in the meantime, why not put out that tired clichГ© of a throwaway record, The Odds вЂnвЂ™ Sods Album?Д«ee Hives is what Broken Social Scene have come up with to tide over their growing legion of devoted fans, and as youвЂ™d expect, itвЂ™s a bit of a bumpy ride.

Couple that with the fact that several of their large number of rotating members moonlight in other superb Canadian bands (Metric, Feist, Raising the Fawn, By Divine Right), and you can understand how it will take some time before the bandвЂ™s leaders Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning get around to putting together a proper follow-up. Toronto, Ontario artistic collective Broken Social Scene have done pretty darn well for themselves over the past eighteen months, their great sophomore album You Forgot it in People first hitting it big among Canadian critics and indie rock fans in late 2001, then wowing even more critics and indie rock fans in America, landing a record dead with Rough Trade in the UK, crossing North America several times, establishing themselves as one of CanadaвЂ™s foremost live acts, and this spring, capping it all off by landing a slot on the revamped Lollapalooza tour.

Some of these compilations work relatively well (NirvanaвЂ™s Incesticide, System of a DownвЂ™s Steal This Album!, for instance), and some even come close to topping the artistsвЂ™ previous albums (OasisвЂ™s The Masterplan), but more often than not, such compilations are best suited for completists only, giving the casual fan little reason to spend his or her money. When a band scores big with a spectacular, painstakingly assembled record, thereвЂ™s always pressure to cash in on their newfound notoriety, and every so often you get force-fed a hastily thrown together collection of outtakes, B-sides, new recordings of studio self-indulgence, and album rejects. B-sides compilations are always dicey at best, especially when theyвЂ™re right on the heels of a highly acclaimed, breakthrough album.

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