ALBUM REVIEW – BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE: REMEMBER THE HUMANS

At the turn of the century, when pen and paper fell to the rise of technology, a new sound emerged, blurring the line between analogue intimacy and digital noise. Broken Social Scene have never operated like a conventional band. Formed in Toronto in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, they exist more as an […]
Following the release of their long-awaited fifth album Hug Of Thunder, Broken Social Scene have just released the video for single ‘Skyline’. Directed by Kevin Drew, the video follows Brendan and Dimitri Karakostas on their quest for momentary survival, through peanut butter, mouth guards, friendship, skateboarding and Foreigner. Broken Social Scene Official | Facebook | […]

WATCH THE ‘SKYLINE’ OF BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE’S NEW VIDEO

ALBUM: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE – HUG OF THUNDER

For almost two-decades, the Toronto-hailing army-of-indie that is Broken Social Scene have been traversing their counter-cultural anxieties with visions of familial community and refreshing doses of celebratory sound-collage – ushering in some of our darkest political hours with defiant, unabashed joy. 2010’s ‘Forgiveness Rock Record’ closed with a two-minute ode to the loneliness found in […]
Having made an explosive return to the live arena at the end of last summer, with acclaimed performances at Electric Picnic, Festival No.6, and End Of The Road, and currently putting the finishing touches to a long-awaited new studio album, Broken Social Scene have announced news of a number of European live dates, in late […]

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN LIVE SHOWS