Holy shit!

Love from LA Weekly!


This little shout-out starts off rough and slowly becomes more complimentary. Our pals the Parson Red Heads got a higher spot than us, congrats to them; the main thing is that we received a higher placement than these guys.

Hi, my name is Ross and this is my first ever blog post.

I've never done this before. I'm a bit nervous. Though I'm also excited at the prospect of being able to share my thoughts, opinions, and innermost feelings with you.

For my inaugural post, I've decided to throw up a photo of two lovely ladies who work at our label, Merge Records -- Lindsey "Kronic" Kronmiller and Christina "Xtina" Rentz. I stole this picture from the Merge Records blog.

These silly girls both wore our t-shirt to work today, and they didn't coordinate it beforehand!

Harp Magazine

I am crazy about Ebay!

For all the Ebay junkies out there, this is for you. Check out the Merge Records Auction and bid on items from the Broken West, Arcade FIre, etc. Please go have a look.

In other news, year-end accolades keep piling up HERE
and HERE

I suppose I should add that My Old Kentucky Blog and the Aquarium Drunkard are two of the best blogs out there period, and it has almost nothing to do with them liking our record.

Now, some pics, just for fun:







With the Whigs in Minneapolis





On stage in Minneapolis w/members of Wild Sweet Orange & the Whigs





At WOXY.com in Cincinnati







Nashville, TN

[TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2007] Paste Magazine

54. Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew - Spirit If..
55. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
56. Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
57. The Clientele - God Save The Clientele
58. Romantica - America
59. Imperial Teen - The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band
60. The Broken West - I Can't Go On I'll Go On
61. Prince - Planet Earth
62. Joseph Arthur - Let's Just Be
63. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
64. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
65. Caribou - Andorra
66. Apples In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
67. St. Vincent - Marry Me
68. Office - A Night At The Ritz

Welcome to the Broken West blog.

We were told on numerous occasions by major players that we needed a better website. So here you are, our band blog, to be updated frequently with words, pictures and music. Below are some photos from our 2007 tours. We will be in the studio in January of 2008 so we will post pictures from that once it gets underway. Ok enjoy.




At the Showbox in Seattle with the Long Winters.




Last show with the Walkmen in Washington, DC. Where's Ham?





Minneapolis.





With the National in Seattle.




Here's one with the Fountatins of Wayne.