today i had the whole day planned out to every little last detail: wake up, go to school, maybe learn something, trek down to the local music store, pick up the latest self-titled release by broken social scene, go see misty queen for a bit, come home, possibly smoke a little bud and then enjoy the sounds of this record. nothing was going to break that.

everything was going great; in fact i cut my last class half-short because the waiting drove me mad. like a good audiophile that i am, last night i scraped together enough loose loonies and toonies to make this purchase. nothing in the new release section, nothing under the "broken social scene" tab in the tastelessly categorized pop/rock section. i figured the band's presence is big enough that music chain stores carry their latest release?

so as it turns out, the release date was pusheed back by a week according to some manufacturing mumble gumble. the whole night, maybe even week ruined by this delay.

the broken telephone of intrawebs forums says that i should've known about this delay for sometime now but haven't bothered to look. also, it appears that the album is readily available for download of programs like SoulSeek. i looked it up and there it is to be transferred through wires, into my computer and into my ears. though ive heard considerable parts of the record live in concert, i'll try to avoid the temptations of the evilness of downloading music for another week.

it'll be like trying to hold out masturbation for a week, meaning failure written all over it.

instead i've opted for amazon (for now) to send it to me! also, they lured me with their $39 shipping scam which is without a shadow of a doubt the greatest marketing ploy in the history of marketing. now i know i'm not saving money by being forced to spend more than 39 bucks to get free shipping but i like the idea of getting something FREE. case in point: the broken social scene disc is listed as $12.99. after all the taxes, shipping fees, the total would be over $20. but i'm thinking, so i'm paying some five dollars because i'm buying it off amazon as opposed to my local music store?? nofuckingway! so according to this brilliant rationale of mine, i went from spending $20 to something like $51 throwing in an old modest mouse disc and the arcade fire ep. that's me showing amazon i will not let them charge me shipping costs! this is why i did not excell in math but at least know the errors of my way as with this indulgence.

i've really looked forward to this release for some time now as their previous album, you forgot it in people, was simply stunningly beautiful. not only for its music but for opening the door to the thriving arts & crafts label, which is home to artists such as apostle of hustle, feist, stars, and jason collett. the strength of the toronto music centres around these acts and to see our little community get trust into a wider audience is promising.

in the last five years or so, pop music has been well.. poop. the folks over at arts and crafts have shown pop music isn't about carefully choreographed dance moves and a flashy public image but pop music can actually be about the music. though some may think it is a sin to ever think of bss as a pop act, their beautiful melodic music and catchy sing-alongs are fit for mass comsumption. they've consciously steered clear of that route knowing once this gets too big, it seizes to represent what it is to be.

the thing of broken social scene as a band as that is not a band per se. rather a fragile collection of musicians/friends with own music projects coming together to make music. it is more pet project that has garned a degree of attention which can break at any point in time. seeing as the members accommodate the schedules of their full-time bands to give broken social scene some attention, but nothing is committing them to keep it going. this, of course, has its ups and downs. on the bright side, the group isn't obligated to anyone or any contract but create music at free will. however, those of us who have grown to love this robust collection of music know that it could end with the release of this record and the upcoming tour.

whatever; this post is getting to be lame and i am not a music critic (...yet...HA!).. point is; buy the record when it comes out or be a sucker like me and buy it on amazon along with other albums just to get $5 dollars off shipping by spending an additional $30.