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The first in a series of proposed BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE PRESENTS releases, 2007's SPIRIT IF is the debut solo album by BSS keys player Kevin Drew. Not surprisingly, though, many other members of the Canadian indie-rock collective pop by for a visit, including in-demand singer Feist and the Do Make Say Think duo of Ohad Benchetrit and Charles Spearin, making the record sound an awful lot like a full-on Broken Social Scene outing. Highlights of the eclectic set include the New Wave-tinged "Frightening Lives" and the quirky electro-pop tune "Big Love." Most notably, however, SPIRIT directly connects Drew with his alt-rock precursors when Dinosaur Jr. guitarist/vocalist J. Mascis joins in on the glorious six-string workout "Backed Out on The...," which easily stands out as the dynamic album's most majestic moment.
Photographer: Paul Kotyk.
Unknown Contributor Role: Phil Demetro.
Personnel: Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer, string synthesizer, drums, drum machine); Kevin Drew; J. Shaw (vocals, trumpet); Charles Spearin (guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, banjo, trumpet, Mellotron, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, tambourine, percussion, bells); Ohad Benchetrit (guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, flute, clarinet, saxophone, keyboards, bass guitar); J Mascis (guitar); Spiral Stairs (guitars); Dave Newfeld (acoustic guitar); James Shaw (trumpet); Gonzales (piano); Jason Tate, J. "Big Yog" Tate, Jason Tate (vibraphone); Joules Scott Key, Julie Peroff (drums); Bill Priddle, Feist, Bill Priddle (background vocals); Brendan Canning (vocals, guitar, piano); Evan Cranley (vocals, trombone); Andrew Kenny (vocals, vibraphone); Emily Haines, Amy Millan (vocals, background vocals); Andrew Whiteman (guitar); Julie Penner (violin); David Mitchell, Justin Peroff (drums); Jason Collett, Tom Cochrane (background vocals).
Recording information: Bisquiteen Studios (01/2005-02/2007); Jimmy Shaw's (01/2005-02/2007); Norway (01/2005-02/2007); Schvitz (01/2005-02/2007).
Spirit If... Music | List Price | $14.98 (You save $2.93) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs | | Label | Arts & Crafts | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  63129  | | CD Universe Part number | 7498112 | | Catalog number | 02700 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 18, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Kevin Drew; Charles Spearin; Ohad Benchetrit; Charles Spearin; Kevin Drew | | Engineer | Ohad Benchetrit | | Recording Time | 65 minutes | | Personnel | Emily Haines
J Mascis - guitar
Feist
James Shaw - trumpet
Charles Spearin - guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, banjo, trumpet, Mellotron, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, tambourine, percussion, bells
Brendan Canning - vocals, guitar, piano
Kevin Drew - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer, string synthesizer, drums, drum machine
Tom Cochrane - background vocals
Evan Cranley - vocals, trombone
Amy Millan - vocals, background vocals
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