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
ReleasedJuly 22, 2008
Genre
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[2]
Eye Weekly[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[4]
The Skinny[5]

"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.[6] Due to the leak of an unmastered version in mid-June, Canning released the album as a digital download.[7]

The album was generally warmly received. The album currently has a score of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic[8] 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

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  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

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

References

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  1. ^ "The Billboard Reviews: Albums". Billboard. July 26, 2008. p. 57. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. ^ All Music review
  3. ^ Eye Weekly review Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ The Skinny review
  6. ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Something For All Of Us... Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. July 22, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2012.