Spirit If...

Spirit If... is the debut solo album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew. It was released on September 18, 2007. The album is the first 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. Brendan Canning's album Something for All of Us, the second in the series, was released in 2008.

Spirit If...
Studio album by Kevin Drew
Released	September 18, 2007
Recorded	2005–2007
Genre	Indie rock
Length	68:50
Label	Arts & Crafts
Producer	Kevin Drew, Ohad Benchetrit, Charles Spearin
Kevin Drew chronology
Broken Social Scene (2005) Spirit If... (2007) Something for All of Us... (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[4]
Filter	79%[5]
NME	7/10[6]
NOW Magazine	[7]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[8]
PopMatters	7/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]

Spirit If... was recorded with Ohad Benchetrit and Charles Spearin of Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene. The track listing, album cover, as well as an mp3 download for the song "Tbtf" (an initialism for "Too Beautiful to Fuck") were released on June 19, 2007. Spirit If... reached #113 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart. "Backed Out on the..." was listed at #33 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007[11] and 99th on Pitchfork Media's list.[12]

Track listing

1. "Farewell to the Pressure Kids" – 5:49
2. "Tbtf" – 3:51
3. "Fucked Up Kid" – 5:09
4. "Safety Bricks" – 4:27
5. "Lucky Ones" – 6:44
6. "Broke Me Up" – 4:24
7. "Gang Bang Suicide" – 6:22
8. "Frightening Lives" – 6:12
9. "Underneath the Skin" – 0:46
10. "Big Love" – 3:19
11. "Backed Out on the..." – 4:16
12. "Aging Faces / Losing Places" – 4:31
13. "Bodhi Sappy Weekend" – 4:29
14. "When It Begins" – 5:01
15. "What You Gonna Be" (iTunes bonus track) – 4:05

Sources

1. http://www.arts-crafts.ca/releases_spotlight.php?search=AC027
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070621183237/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43720-kevin-drew-bss-series-lp-details-emerge
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070701135609/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43494-kevin-drew-preps-lp-for-broken-social-scene-series

References

1. "Spirit If..." Metacritic.
2. Brown, Marisa. "Spirit If... Review". AllMusic.
3. Gordon, Scott (2007-09-25). "Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
4. Jones, Alex (2007-08-31). "Album Review: Kevin Drew - Spirit If..." Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
5. Staddon, Tristan (2007-09-28). "Kevin Drew: Spirit If..." Filter. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09.
6. Elan, Priya (2007-11-14). "Kevin Drew: Spirit If..." NME. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14.
7. Perlich, Tim (2007-09-13). "Kevin Drew Spirit If..." NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
8. Dombal, Ryan (2007-09-17). "Broken Social Scene / Kevin Drew: Spirit If... Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
9. Karzt, Dara (2007-10-03). "Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew: Spirit If..." PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
10. Levy, Joe (2007-09-04). "Spirit If... : Kevin Drew : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
11. No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)