Broken Social Scene Covers Joy Division

If you've turned on a television recently, you may have seen the schmaltzy advertisements for the upcoming Rachel McAdams romantic drama, The Time Traveler's Wife. The film, which appears to depart greatly from its source material, seems mediocre at best.

However, Broken Social Scene's contribution to the film's soundtrack is far from sub par. The band covers Joy Division's iconic "Love Will Tear Us Apart" in a way that hasn't been heard before.

Replacing synthesizers with piano and slowing down the tempo, BSS manage to produce a cover that stays true enough to the Joy Division track while still sounding distinctly unique. Although lead singer Kevin Drew apes Ian Curtis's distinct vocals only semi-successfully, the song retains the original's twenty-nine year old somber sentiment and doesn't disappoint.

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Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover) - Broken Social Scene