Broken Social Scene’s first album in 7 years “Hug Of Thunder” has just been released. Some sensational reviews are flowing in for the record. Stereogum says “We should be grateful that a band like Broken Social Scene can still make music that’s as reliably anthemic and vibrant as this.” New York Times states “Broken Social Scene’s music rejoices in what clever teamwork can construct”. NPR in the US rounds up the album perfectly, “Featuring all 15 original members of the band (Broken Social Scene has never done minimal), Hug Of Thunder does not skimp. After an atmospheric instrumental opening harking all the way back to Feel Good Lost, the band kicks in with the anthems. “Halfway Home” is an upward spiral of a song, buoyed by washes of orchestral euphoria and weightless, male-female harmonies worthy of My Bloody Valentine. Later on, the album’s celestial title track erupts into a typically majestic chorus, complete with lit-major attention to storytelling and symbolic detail, led by Broken Social Scene breakout star Leslie Feist who pulls off a Kate Bush-level of otherworldliness.”
Hug Of Thunder is out now.
