Breaking: Broken Social Scene’s First Album in 9 Years Channels “Remember the Humans”
Broken Social Scene returns after nine years with *Hug of Thunder*, their first album since 2010’s *ForgivenessMS*. The Canadian collective channels urgency and empathy, embracing “Remember the Humans” as its rallying cry amid fractured global politics. Long-known for collaborative, genre-blurring soundscapes, the band reasserts relevance with a record forged in collective improvisation and social consciousness—proving their communal ethos still resonates powerfully.
Canadian collective Broken Social Scene have always been a funny answer to the classical idea of a band. The classical idea being a tight group of individuals who churn out songs with everyone playing their specific part of their designated instrument. And maybe attempt to look cool on stage doing just that. Founding member Brendan Canning already tried his hand at this archaic paradigm in the wake of the alternative rock boom Powered by MTV, to not much avail.