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While all of this sounds great, it’s still sort of a pale melody when placed back-to-back against lead single “Halfway Home” – a song born of the same ideas that simply executes them better. The drumming, while basic, keeps a pace that’s chasing upbeat but never quite explodes – like they are trying to keep a secret. Like with “Halfway Home”, the vocals are very much a gang effort, but the contrasting styles blend together so smoothly that you’ll wonder why all indie bands can’t achieve such a satisfying level of melodic harmony. The acoustic guitars wash over your ears, like you’re standing a few hundred feet away from a massive waterfall and just letting the mist hit you in the face. Yes, all three of the tracks revealed so far tone down their experimental reputation in favor of more commonplace indie-rock aesthetics, but the results have never been so listenable or utterly pleasant.

The title track, in case you missed it, slowed things down a bit and showed a more vulnerable side to the album – but with “Skyline”, they’re back to the aforementioned wave of euphoria that is now appearing to be the unifying aura behind Hug of Thunder.īroken Social Scene have worked with more complex and creative concepts before, but that’s not a totally scathing indictment. Despite being somewhat generic in overall structure, it was simply a rush to hear these guys back in their element making music together. We heard it on “Halfway Home”, which sounded like a “we are back” statement with layered vocals in the chorus and its twin guitar assault. That’s the word that keeps coming to mind with each new song released in advance of Broken Social Scene’s comeback record Hug of Thunder, set to drop on July 7th.

Pick up or download Under the Radar‘s current print issue (issue 62, Summer 2017), to read our exclusive interview with Broken Social Scene on Hug of Thunder.Broken Social Scene’s “Skyline” is serenely pleasant, even if it’s a little watered down.Įuphoria. Read our Album of the Week post on Hug of Thunder.

The full lineup for the new album is as follows: Kevin Drew, John Crossingham, Brendan Canning, Sam Goldberg, Charles Spearin, Ariel Engle, Justin Peroff, Leslie Feist, Andrew Whiteman, Emily Haines, Evan Cranley, Amy Millan, Jimmy Shaw, Lisa Lobsinger, David French, Ohad Benchetrit, and Jason Collett. The album also features longtime Broken Social Scene collaborators/members Metric’s Emily Haines and James Shaw and and Stars’ Amy Milan and Evan Cranley. Then they shared the album’s title track, “Hug of Thunder,” which features vocals from Feist, along with “Skyline” and “Stay Happy.” Then they shared a bonkers Kevin Drew-directed video for “Vanity Pail Kids,” which starred a toilet who’s trying to break into the music industry.

Watch it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates.īroken Social Scene premiered a new song, “Halfway Home,” in March and the next day the band stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbertto perform the new single. Then they take part in a strange support group involving Foreigner and peanut butter. Now they have shared a video for “Skyline.” The band’s own Kevin Drew directed the clip, which starts with Drew, bandmate Brendan Canning, and their friend Dimitri Karakostas meeting rock band Foreigner (from the late 1970s and the 1980s). Broken Social Scene released a new album, Hug of Thunder, back in July via Arts & Crafts.

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