Jason Collett

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Most singer-songwriters are lonely souls with only a stool, an acoustic guitar and a heart-worn sleeve. Not Jason Collett.

Oh sure, the Broken Social Scene guitarist has his instrument and a stack of intimate tales to tell-but his new solo album, Idols of Exile, sounds more like a house party.

Since 2001, Collett has been considered the indispensable lynchpin of Toronto’s booming indie scene, thanks largely to his casual (and still occasional) star-studded songwriting night known as Radio Mondays. Of course, most of these tunesmiths-such as Hayden, Kathleen Edwards, Weakerthans and most of the Arts-Crafts family-weren’t stars yet. But Collett’s beloved community-building series solidified the Toronto indie movement that would soon take off worldwide and connected Collett with his future social scene.

Collett was asked to join Broken Social Scene after their breakthrough album You Forgot It In People, but he was a solo artist first and never stopped writing his own tunes. When pressed for influences for his more roots-based style, he cites Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and Nick Lowe. “My stuff is based around songs and the Social Scene thing is based around busting songs wide open,” he says. “My thing is more schooled.”

But after putting his own music on the backburner-aside from 2003’s internationally-acclaimed Motor Motel Love Songs (which was actually a compilation of earlier efforts)-Collett is ready to fulfill his promise with Idols of Exile, his proper Arts-Crafts debut.

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Top Tracks

1	We All Lose One Another full track	546
2	I'll Bring the Sun full track	479
3	Hangover Days full track	472
4	Fire full track	469
5	Almost Summer full track	353
6	Brownie Hawkeye full track	329
7	Pavement Puddle Stars full track	310
8	Feral Republic full track	301
9	These Are the Days full track	293
10	Parry Sound full track	274
11	Out Of Time	238
12	Blue Sky full track	225
13	Pink Night full track	212
14	Tinsel and Sawdust full track	210
15	Roll On Oblivion	185

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ToiletsAndSinks wrote:
last month

This is pretty good stuff. I like.

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Livsnjutaren wrote:
last month

Have listened to Collett for about a year now and still love him. Fantastic artist, briliant voice and great lyrics. Love.

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ambivaletron wrote:
August 2008

Please, for the love of all that is excruciatingly worthy...send me Mr. Collett's album(s). I'll send you anything from my library in return. Thanks in advance. :)

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minusthepedro wrote:
August 2008

love his music, it's just that he kinda resembles jeremy piven from entourage... id unno maybe it's just me. nonetheless..yeah i LOVE his music.

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Disco42 wrote:
July 2008

Idols of Exile is the best thing I've ever heard.

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grrsawn wrote:
June 2008

he's pretty good! :D

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UncensoredRocks wrote:
June 2008

Jason Collett interview on his flirting, his music, dudes on tour and of course, Broken Social Scene. It's all here and all uncensored! http://www.uncensoredinterview.com/artists/223-Jason-Collett

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mephisto_dark wrote:
June 2008

Jason Collett is featured on last weeks New Music podcast. Check it out: http://www.musicemissions.com/blog/2008/06/17/episode-17-arts-and-crafts/

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badoom_bum wrote:
June 2008

not over you needs to be higher up the charts...

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badoom_bum wrote:
June 2008

love

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AmandaBaylie wrote:
May 2008

hi

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muteoff wrote:
May 2008

I'm digging Here's to Being Here, and I think the bio needs some updating.

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pecusita wrote:
May 2008

that's what feist has become, a douche magnet (x_x)

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perrin_price wrote:
May 2008

I saw him at the Ryman with Feist and I agree with sweetheart58. People were down right rude.

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sweetheart58 wrote:
April 2008

So cute live! But dear showgoers, don't go to shows and talk the entire time. It's stupid.

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jesse123123 wrote:
April 2008

i wanted to see him in Van, but he was at a club, :'(

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allie24 wrote:
April 2008

Does anyone else get ridiculously strong Joel Plaskett vibes from Out Of Time? It makes me think of When I Have My Vision by Joel, although it sounds like it could be a Joel song just in general...I might be crazy

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Andy1125 wrote:
March 2008

Really enjoy the new album, roll on oblivion and kensington, good tracks

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Soul Jah wrote:
March 2008

amazing.

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anika3000 wrote:
March 2008

I want him to play london england

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