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{{Infobox album
| name = Spirit If...
| type = studio
| artist = [[Kevin Drew]]
| cover = Kevin Drew Spirit If.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 18, 2007
| recorded = 2005–2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[Experimental music|Experimental]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10676-spirit-if/ |title=Broken Social Scene / Kevin Drew: Spirit If... Album Review |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |date=2007-09-17 |website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |language=en |access-date=2023-07-10}}</ref>
| label = [[Arts & Crafts (record label)|Arts & Crafts]]
| producer = [[Kevin Drew]], [[Ohad Benchetrit]], [[Charles Spearin]]
| prev_title = [[Broken Social Scene (album)|Broken Social Scene]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Something for All of Us...]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
{{Music ratings
|MC=72/100<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/spirit-if/kevin-drew |title=Spirit If... |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-if-mw0000485818 |title=Spirit If... Review |last=Brown |first=Marisa |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
|rev2=''[[The A.V. Club]]''
|rev2score=B+<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/content/music/broken_social_scene_presents |title=Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew |last=Gordon |first=Scott |date=2007-09-25 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015030627/http://www.avclub.com/content/music/broken_social_scene_presents |archive-date=2007-10-15 |access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
|rev3=[[Drowned in Sound]]
|rev3score=9/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2228929 |title=Album Review: Kevin Drew - Spirit If... |last=Jones |first=Alex |date=2007-08-31 |website=[[Drowned in Sound]] |language=en |access-date=2018-02-07 |archive-date=2008-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906223228/http://drownedinsound.com/articles/2228929 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev4=''[[Filter (magazine)|Filter]]''
|rev4score=79%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=15544&c=3 |title=Kevin Drew: Spirit If... |last=Staddon |first=Tristan |date=2007-09-28 |website=[[Filter (magazine)|Filter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009074720/http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=15544&c=3 |archive-date=2007-10-09}}</ref>
|rev5=''[[NME]]''
|rev5score=7/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Elan |first=Priya |date=2007-11-14 |title=Kevin Drew: Spirit If... |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/8980|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114201112/http://www.nme.com/reviews/8980 |archive-date=2007-11-14|magazine=[[NME]]}}</ref>
|rev6=''[[Now (newspaper)|NOW Magazine]]''
|rev6score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Perlich |first=Tim |date=2007-09-13 |title=Kevin Drew Spirit If... |url=http://nowtoronto.com:80/issues/2007-09-13/music_discs5.php |magazine=[[Now (newspaper)|NOW Magazine]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011082053/http://nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-09-13/music_discs5.php |archive-date=2007-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev7=''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]''
|rev7score=8.2/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10676-spirit-if/ |title=Broken Social Scene / Kevin Drew: Spirit If... Album Review |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |date=2007-09-17 |website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |language=en |access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
|rev8=[[PopMatters]]
|rev8score=7/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/48893/broken-social-scene-presents-kevin-drew-spirit-if/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011150214/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/48893/broken-social-scene-presents-kevin-drew-spirit-if/|archive-date=2007-10-11 |title=Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew: Spirit If... |last=Karzt |first=Dara |date=2007-10-03 |website=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
|rev9=''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev9score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116213254/https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15750640/review/16256400/spirit_if |archive-date=2007-11-16|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15750640/review/16256400/spirit_if |title=Spirit If... : Kevin Drew : Review |last=Levy |first=Joe |date=2007-09-04 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url-status=dead |access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref>
}}

'''''Spirit If...''''' is the debut solo album by [[Broken Social Scene]] co-founder [[Kevin Drew]]. It was released on September 18, 2007. The album is the first in a series entitled ''Broken Social Scene Presents:'', with each album in the series being a particular member's solo efforts, assisted by fellow Broken Social Scene members. [[Brendan Canning]]'s album ''[[Something for All of Us]]'', the second in the series, was released in 2008.

''Spirit If...'' was recorded with [[Ohad Benchetrit]] and [[Charles Spearin]] of [[Do Make Say Think]] and Broken Social Scene. The track listing, album cover, as well as an mp3 download for the song "Tbtf" (an initialism for "Too Beautiful to Fuck") were released on June 19, 2007. ''Spirit If...'' reached #113 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and #1 on the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart. "Backed Out on the..." was listed at #33 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007<ref>No byline (December 11, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215233717/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/9 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 2007-12-21</ref> and 99th on [[Pitchfork Media]]'s list.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/47681-staff-list-top-100-tracks-of-2007 |title=Top 100 Tracks of 2007 | Pitchfork |access-date=2008-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813095138/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/47681-staff-list-top-100-tracks-of-2007 |archive-date=2008-08-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Track listing==
# "Farewell to the Pressure Kids" – 5:49
# "Tbtf" – 3:51
# "Fucked Up Kid" – 5:09
# "Safety Bricks" – 4:27
# "Lucky Ones" – 6:44
# "Broke Me Up" – 4:24
# "Gang Bang Suicide" – 6:22
# "Frightening Lives" – 6:12
# "Underneath the Skin" – 0:46
# "Big Love" – 3:19
# "Backed Out on the..." – 4:16
# "Aging Faces / Losing Places" – 4:31
# "Bodhi Sappy Weekend" – 4:29
# "When It Begins" – 5:01
# "What You Gonna Be" (iTunes bonus track) – 4:05

==Sources==
# http://www.arts-crafts.ca/releases_spotlight.php?search=AC027 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703121800/http://www.arts-crafts.ca/releases_spotlight.php?search=AC027 |date=2009-07-03 }}
# https://web.archive.org/web/20070621183237/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43720-kevin-drew-bss-series-lp-details-emerge
# https://web.archive.org/web/20070701135609/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43494-kevin-drew-preps-lp-for-broken-social-scene-series

==References==
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[[Category:2007 albums]]
[[Category:Kevin Drew albums]]
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