Broken Social Scene - Almost Crimes

What this video is

Released in 2002 alongside Broken Social Scene's landmark album You Forgot It in People, this video exists at the crossroads of the post-punk revival and the Toronto indie collective explosion. The album became the band's commercial breakthrough and won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year in 2003, helping to place the Toronto indie scene on an international stage. The video's raw, high-energy…

Why it matters

A canonical artifact of the early-2000s Canadian post-punk revival and indie rock collective movement. The video's rapid-fire editing and performance-based aesthetic helped define the visual language of Arts and Crafts Records-era indie rock, influencing the broader North American indie scene's…

The director

Kevin Drew (b. September 9, 1976) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and co-founder of Broken Social Scene, listed on IMDb as actor, director, and composer with credits across film and music. George Vale is a Canadian music video director and former…