Broken Social Scene returns after taking a seven-year hiatus with the release of their new album, “Hug of Thunder.” Kevin Drew brought the whole crew together with a follow up to “Forgiveness Rock Record” released in 2010. In that time, Metric, Stars and Feist have all gone on to release respective albums.
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What captures the true essence of a BSS album is the hodgepodge of different personalities and musicianship. Think of a Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends that goes way into the wee hours of the night. The chemistry between the Canadian artists is undisputable and borders criminal like with the lack of output from the marquee name on the Arts and Crafts record label.
Stream “Hug of Thunder” a couple of days in advance of the proper release date (July 7) via NPR.
Broken Social Scene is:
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
Jason Collett
Tour Dates
07-21-23-17 Edmonton, AB @ Interstellar Rodeo
08-05-17 Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga
9/16/17 Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre ~
9/17/17 New York, NY @ Meadows Music & Art festival
9/19/17 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~
9/21/17 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ~
9/22/17 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *
9/24/17 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
9/26/17 Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman *
9/27/17 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater *
9/28/17 St. Paul, MN @ The Palace *
9/29/17 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *
9/30/17 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore *
10/1/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham Theater *
10/3/17 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/5/17 Portland, ME @ State Theater *
10/6/17 New Haven, CT @ College Street *
10/7/17 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/20/17 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ~
10/21/17 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ~
10/23/17 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ~
10/24/17 Portland, WA @ Crystal Ballroom ~
10/26/17 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater ~
10/28/17 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern ~
11/1/17 Windsor, ON @ Family Credit Union #
11/3/17 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre #
11/4/17 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre #
~ – with The Belle Game
* – with Frightened Rabbit
# – with Arcade Fire