
Broken Social Scene announce rarities album with first single "This House Is On Fire"
09 December 2021, 12:50
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Broken Social Scene have announced a career-spanning rarities collection titled Old Dead Young: B-Sides & Rarities, and have shared "This House Is On Fire" as the first outing.
"This House Is On Fire" is the first release from Broken Social Scene's rarities album, and is an outtake from 2009's Forgiveness Rock Record sessions.
Old Dead Young: B-Sides & Rarities will feature a series of b-sides, rarities, outtakes and more from the years 2001 and 2016.
Tracklist:
- Far Out (2009, From the Forgiveness Rock Record pre-order EP Lo-Fi For The Dividing Nights
- Do the 95 (2001, B-Side to "Stars and Sons" 7-inch)
- Curse Your Fail (2009, From tour 7-inch split with Sea and Cake)
- Not At My Best (2010, From the end credits for film It's Kind Of A Funny Story)
- National Anthem of Nowhere (2004, Early Broken Social Scene version of an Apostle Of Hustle song)
- Golden Facelift (2009, Forgiveness Rock Record outtake. Released on Globe & Mail’s Broadsheet Music project)
- This House Is On Fire (2009, Forgiveness Rock Record outtake)
- Canada vs America (2004, From the Self-Titled bonus CD EP to be You and Me)
- Day Of The Kid (2005, Released on Arts & Crafts 20th anniversary comp)
- Stars and Spit (2006, B-Side to "7/4 Shoreline" 7-inch)
- Until It's Dead (2006, From Lake Ontario Waterkeeper compilation At The Barricades: Vol 1)
- All My Friends (2004, From the Self-Titled bonus CD EP to be You and Me)
- Death Cock (2001, Very first recording with producer Dave Newfeld. Released on A&C 20th anniversary comp)
- Old Dead Young (2016, Hug Of Thunder vinyl-only track)
"This House Is On Fire" is out now. Broken Social Scene's Old Dead Young: B-Sides & Rarities album will follow on 14 January 2022 via Arts & Crafts, and is available to pre-order now.
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