Kevin Drew

Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer who co-founded the expansive Toronto indie rock collective <a href="spotify:artist:7lOJ7WXyopaxri0dbOiZkd" data-name="Broken Social Scene">Broken Social Scene</a>. In 2021, the band was named by Pitchfork as one of the Most Important Artists of the last 25 years. <a href="spotify:artist:0E1FnHV7AfQwkUgTZzGFCU" data-name="K.C. Accidental">K.C. Accidental</a>, Drew’s late-90s post-rock instrumental project with <a href="spotify:artist:3PEieAx7awxOPIdseRJuFb" data-name="Charles Spearin">Charles Spearin</a>, put him on the radar of 90s alt rock veteran <a href="spotify:artist:7skXrkPdNI8qUFLjFiIvOz" data-name="Brendan Canning">Brendan Canning</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:4nvedshascUEzY3In1aQjv" data-name="hHead">hHead</a>). Drew and Canning, as Broken Social Scene, would create the late-night homespun debut <a href="spotify:album:1MI6lZQvTiH2wQRohZNp99" data-name="Feel Good Lost">Feel Good Lost</a> (2001), enlisting friends and community members to take part in the recording. The rotating cast, which included <a href="spotify:artist:6CWTBjOJK75cTE8Xv8u1kj" data-name="Feist">Feist</a> as well as members of <a href="spotify:artist:1WudHeuEN3d18SXVos95mc" data-name="Do Make Say Think">Do Make Say Think</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1rCIEwPp5OnXW0ornlSsRl" data-name="Metric">Metric</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2EO56JK4txid1Pss9GVbOL" data-name="Stars">Stars</a>, became more solidified while recording their sophomore album, <a href="spotify:album:5v5kO1pT4VIDPxUg0WayIS" data-name="You Forgot It In People">You Forgot It In People</a> (2002). Pitchfork called the album “endlessly replayable, perfect pop” and the BBC called it “absolutely, utterly essential.” The band, and Arts &amp; Crafts (the label co-founded by Drew to release the album), was catapulted onto the global stage. The collective subsequently released <a href="spotify:album:6uiSBS22xoQILgk3bshv0r" data-name="Broken Social Scene">Broken Social Scene</a> (2004), <a href="spotify:album:5hzEg6FhiOIXHufj0EithW" data-name="Forgiveness Rock Record">Forgiveness Rock Record</a> (2009) produced by <a href="spotify:artist:39xjP2biuKg7i0U6DwoRHg" data-name="John McEntire">John McEntire</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:3WggbHDpj4rPKbL97zG5MQ" data-name="Tortoise">Tortoise</a>), and <a href="spotify:album:6oPAq3tPMGIvlpjoscQP4g" data-name="Hug Of Thunder">Hug Of Thunder</a> (2017). Drew has released four solo records: <a href="spotify:album:4ULCljwWA5Vb1HJE6dBGaS" data-name="Spirit If...">Spirit If...</a> (2007), the shambolic solo debut, <a href="spotify:album:7uFNEtStZJZegMuIde8of3" data-name="Darlings">Darlings</a> (2014), a synth-pop-tinged follow up, and <a href="spotify:album:42f1guaKkopBy81cZpxEA5" data-name="Influences">Influences</a> (2021), an electronic record under the moniker <a href="spotify:artist:1NShLHrgna15CWNJAQDoom" data-name="K.D.A.P.">K.D.A.P.</a> In 2023, Drew announced Aging (2023), a collection of minimalist piano ballads influenced by the passing of family and friends.