Broken Social Scene have announced Old Dead Young: B-Sides & Rarities, a collection of B-sides, rarities, and outtakes pulled from 20 years of 7″ singles, compilations, soundtracks, and obscure releases. It’s due out January 14 via Arts & Crafts. Below, check out the first single, “This House Is on Fire”—an outtake from the sessions for 2010’s Forgiveness Rock Record—along with the track list and each song’s provenance.
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Old Dead Young: B-Sides & Rarities:
01 Far Out (2009, From the Forgiveness Rock Record pre-order EP Lo-Fi For The Dividing Nights)
02 Do the 95 (2001, B-Side to “Stars and Sons” 7″)
03 Curse Your Fail (2009, From tour 7″ split with Sea and Cake)
04 Not At My Best (2010, From the end credits for film It’s Kind Of A Funny Story)
05 National Anthem of Nowhere (2004, Early Broken Social Scene version of an Apostle Of Hustle song)
06 Golden Facelift (2009, Forgiveness Rock Record outtake. Released on Globe & Mail’s Broadsheet Music project)
07 This House Is On Fire (2009, Forgiveness Rock Record outtake)
08 Canada vs America (2004, From the “Self-Titled” bonus CD EP to be You and Me)
09 Day Of The Kid (2005, Released on Arts & Crafts 20th anniversary comp)
10 Stars and Spit (2006, B-Side to “7/4 Shoreline” 7″)
11 Until It’s Dead (2006, From Lake Ontario Waterkeeper compilation At The Barricades: Vol 1)
12 All My Friends” (2004, From the “Self-Titled” bonus CD EP to be You and Me)
13 Death Cock (2001, Very first recording with producer Dave Newfeld. Released on A&C 20th anniversary comp)
14 Old Dead Young (2016, Hug Of Thunder vinyl-only track)