The Toronto-based legion Broken Social Scene has no idea when to say when. They encompass roughly 15 members these days, many of whom overlap with other Canadian indie bands too large to easily fit onstage, and their third album is so densely layered with instruments that its lyrics are crushed into an incomprehensible blur. By the time they get to the climax of the closing 10-minute explosion “It’s All Gonna Break,” they’ve airlifted in the string section, the horn brigade and the “Bolero” rhythm. But their excess comes off as generosity—the album’s plush and detailed enough to invite extensive exploration, and varied enough to not get exhausting. Neatest surprise: the Princely groove of “Hotel,” with at least three singers contributing muffled whispers whose erotic charge is clear even if their content isn’t.

DOWNLOAD: “7/4 (Shoreline),” “Hotel”