Something for All of Us...

Something for All of Us... is the first solo album by the Broken Social Scene co-founder Brendan Canning. The album is the second in a series entitled Broken Social Scene Presents:, each album in the series being a particular member's solo efforts, assisted by fellow Broken Social Scene members — the first being Kevin Drew's Spirit If....

Something for All of Us...
Studio album by
Brendan Canning
ReleasedJuly 22, 2008
GenreIndie rock
Length48:06
LabelArts & Crafts
Brendan Canning chronology
Spirit If...
(2007)		 Something for All of Us...
(2008)		 Forgiveness Rock Record
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Eye Weekly[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[3]
The Skinny[4]

"Hit the Wall" is the album's first single and was made available as a free download on the Arts & Crafts website on May 5, 2008. The album was released to retail on July 22, 2008.[5] Due to the leak of an unmastered version in mid-June, Canning released the album as a digital download.[6]

The album was generally warmly received. The album currently has a score of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic[7] with praise from The Boston Globe, Billboard, No Ripcord, Almost Cool and Delusions of Adequacy. The album sold fairly well, reaching #17 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.

Track listing
  1. "Something for All of Us" – 5:34
  2. "Chameleon" – 4:52
  3. "Hit the Wall" – 4:51
  4. "Snowballs & Icicles" – 2:49
  5. "Churches Under the Stairs" – 4:20
  6. "Love Is New" – 4:07
  7. "Antique Bull" – 3:43
  8. "All the Best Wooden Toys Come from Germany" – 2:53
  9. "Possible Grenade" – 4:40
  10. "Been at It So Long" – 5:09
  11. "Take Care, Look Up" – 5:17
  12. "Don't Pull the Strings Back" (iTunes bonus track) – 4:46

Music videos
  • "Hit the Wall"
  • "Churches Under the Stairs"
  • "Love Is New"

References
  1. All Music review
  2. Eye Weekly review Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Pitchfork Media review
  4. The Skinny review
  5. "Official website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  6. Maher, Dave (June 4, 2008). "Pitchfork: BSS' Canning Combats Leak With Early Release". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  7. "Something For All Of Us... Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. July 22, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2012.



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