Exclusive: Broken Social Scene Returns — “Remember the Humans”
Broken Social Scene, the sprawling Canadian collective, returns with “Remember the Humans.” Founder Brendan Canning revives the project after his earlier solo band’s failure in the MTV era. This matters because BSS redefines what a band can be—loose, communal, and anti-cool—offering a vital alternative to rigid rock paradigms.
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.