Jason Collett - Rat a Tat Tat

He’s a family man in more ways than one: a father of four with his social-worker wife and a member of the Toronto indie-rock collective Broken Social Scene (his 2005 CD, Idols of Exile, featured Feist, Emily Haines and many other BSS regulars). But Jason, a former carpenter, is also a talented solo artist who has built an impressive career to house his roots-rock songs. His fifth album is his best yet, full of Jason’s Dylanesque drawl and such bittersweet gems as the Celtic-tinged, closing-time waltz “Rave On Sad Songs.”