{"product_id":"jason-collett-idols-of-exile-cd","title":"Jason Collett - Idols of Exile - [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eAssisted by Broken Social Scene cohorts, Collett steps into the spotlight with a gorgeous collection of Dylanesque folk, soulful alt-country, sunny indie-pop and various combinations thereof - National Post\" 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.    Broken Social Scene guitarist Jason Collett would sound altogether like a cross-hatch between Jayhawks Gary Louris and Marc Olsen here if it weren't for his BSS education in altered musical settings. He twirls up a fantastic alt country set of tunes, even without his stacked deck of bandmembers. There are contingents from Stars, Metric, and Do Make Say Think here, and Collett still sounds nothing like any of those bands. The ensemble is beautifully paced, slow and deliberate, best heard on \"Parry Sound,\" where they wheeze and drift as if knowingly aimless. They float throughout Collett's solo set through curtains of suggestion provided by hinted rhythms, gauzy guitar, and dustblown ride cymbals. Psychedlia serves them well, with warpy results, nearly all acoustic, that never jump the folksy train completely. It's a gently delirious mix, and for his part, Collett has a vocal delivery that pinches out the words, giving phrases a depth of feeling that's sometimes lost amid BSS's abstract excursions. Even so, you have to love the Cure-style riff on \"I'll Bring the Sun,\" a blissy bit that rides through the brain effortlessly. It should be a summer gem for any season. --Andrew Bartlett\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alt-Country \u0026 Americana,POP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47652487299290,"sku":"827590100022","price":20.93,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/IDOLSOFEXILE_awoxzi.jpg?v=1772869548","url":"https:\/\/shopmusic247.com\/products\/jason-collett-idols-of-exile-cd","provider":"Shopmusic247","version":"1.0","type":"link"}