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Broken Social Scene sure is a star-maker. After 2007, which will go down in history as the Year of the Feist, 2008 will be another big year for BSS alumni.

On February 5, Jason Collett will release his third album on Arts & Crafts. The new record, Here’s to Being Here, promises to be a solid, energetic guitar album, but if you don’t believe us (or Collett’s press release), head over to Collett’s website to download two (2!) free mp3s from Here and get a sneak preview of the Year of the Collett.

Here’s Here’s tracklist, right here:

1. Roll on Oblivion
2. Sorry Lori
3. Out Of Time
4. Papercut Hearts
5. Henry’s Song
6. Сharlyn, Angel of Kensington
7. No Redemption Song
8. Through The Night These Days
9. Nothing To Lose
10. Not Over You
11. Somehow
12. Waiting For The World

And, speaking of coincidences, Collett is playing some dates with Feist in November. Check out the two Canadian powerhouses at the following venues:

November
14 - Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theatre
16 - Madison, Wis. @ Orpheum Theatre
17 - Chicago, Ill. @ Riviera Theatre
18 - Columbus, Ohio @ Wexner Center
20 - Louisville, Ky. @ W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre
21 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Auditorium

Related links:
Jason Collett’s website on Arts & Crafts
Jason Collett on MySpace.com
Feist on MySpace

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Occasional Broken Social Scenester finds voice on new solo album

Part-time Broken Social Scene member Jason Collett is really a solo troubadour at heart—despite the wonderfully messy indie rock he makes with BSS, his inclinations lean more toward country and roots music. Collett’s new disc, on which he’s aided by members of the Montreal collective, travels the dusty paths of heartbreak and late-afternoon drinking via songs that range from droning acoustic-guitar reverie (“Tinsel and Sawdust”) to pointed, driving rock (“I’ll Bring the Sun”). Collett dispenses with the mundane conventions of the singer/songwriter genre as he forges portraits both intimate and worldly over engaging arrangements and lyrics.