The BSS co-founder penned all the tunes on "Spirit If...," but he still gets by with lots of help from his friends. That's just the Canadian collective's way. The result is an album that's intimate but not lonely--and still the gentle-giant sort of indie pop we've come to expect from the group.

Spirit If? is the first in a series of "Broken Social Scene Presents" albums. This solo effort from Kevin Drew unfolds like an emotional comic book. Drew's songwriting addresses all his favourite topics: fucking, fighting, fearing and hope. Both Drew and Brendan Canning, the two co-founders of Broken Social Scene, decided to approach making records as solo projects. In the process, the social scene community participated, playing key supporting roles, returning to the creative process that was the initial spark for BSS and giving birth to this new series.