Something for All of Us...

Something for All of Us...
Studio album by Brendan Canning
Released	July 22, 2008
Genre	Indie rock
Length	48:06
Label	Arts & Crafts
Brendan Canning chronology
Spirit If... (2007) Something for All of Us... (2008) Forgiveness Rock Record (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Eye Weekly	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)[3]
The Skinny	[4]

Something for All of Us... is the debut solo album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Brendan Canning. The album is the second in a series entitled Broken Social Scene Presents:, with 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....

"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 (DOA). The album has also 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
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. The Skinny review
5. Official Site
6. Maher, Dave (2008-06-04). "Pitchfork: BSS' Canning Combats Leak With Early Release". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
7. "Something For All Of Us... Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2012-03-10.

External links

• Digital download at Gallery AC