The album, primarily instrumental, was largely performed by Drew and Canning, though it also featured guest appearances by Evan Cranley of Stars, Bill Priddle from K.C. After two years spent honing their compositions, Drew and Canning released the first Broken Social Scene album, 2001's Feel Good Lost.

Accidental and Brendan Canning of By Divine Right teamed up to collaborate on new music.

Accidental, and Apostle of Hustle.īroken Social Scene was founded in 1999 when Kevin Drew of K.C. Artists and acts associated with the group include Feist, Metric, Do Make Say Think, Amy Millan, Stars, Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton, Jason Collett, K.C. Emerging in 2001 with Feel Good Lost, the group, whose membership has been as small as two and as large as 15, has created an eclectic body of work that's explored many stylistic avenues, from film music and ambient minimalism to brightly orchestrated Baroque pop, with highlights arriving via the Juno Award-winning You Forgot It in People (2003) and Broken Social Scene (2005), and the chart-topping Hug of Thunder (2017). And if you’ve ever fallen in love with Broken Social Scene – as many of us have – it is a perfect return that was truly worth the wait.As much a creative collective as an indie rock band, Broken Social Scene is a Toronto-based ensemble whose flexible lineup has included some of the best and best-known musicians from the city's left-of-center music community. Hug Of Thunder is righteous but warm, angry but loving, melodic but uncompromising. The record’s twelve songs refract the band’s varying emotions, methods, and techniques in ways that not only reference their other albums, but surpass them.

Since their inception in the early Aughts, BSS have always pushed sonic boundaries while remaining reverent of a perfect chorus almost twenty years down the line, Hug Of Thunder sharpens that balance. It is a panoramic, expansive album that manages to be both epic and intimate and like all things BSS, in troubled times, it offers a serotonin rush of positivity. Produced by Joe Chiccarelli and mixed by Shawn Everett, Hug Of Thunder is everything BSS fans love from the Canadian collective and then some, an album overflowing with glorious open chords, multi-voice harmonies, spacious psychedelia-tinted breakdowns, and more. With over 100 songs in their critically acclaimed catalogue, the Broken Playlist App creates dynamic, one-of-a-kind playlists of Broken Social Scene songs for whatever mood you want – from makeout music to beach days to road trip anthems and more. “ Skyline” is available for purchase and streaming HERE.īroken Social Scene have also unveiled the Broken Playlist App for Spotify. The band plays Primavera Sound, Barcelona tomorrow/Thursday night, and headlines Field Trip Festival, Toronto on Saturday night – the festival which the band curates in partnership with Live Nation and Arts & Crafts. Today the band has unveiled lead single from the album “Skyline” The album will be released via Arts & Crafts & City Slang. BSS also introduces the new Broken Playlist App For Spotifyīroken Social Scene’s long-awaited upcoming album is coming July 7 th, titled, Hug Of Thunder.

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