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Broken Social Scene
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE RELEASE NEW EP ‘LET’S TRY THE AFTER (VOL. 1)’ // WATCH VIDEO FOR ‘BOYFRIENDS’
Broken Social Scene have unveiled their new EP, Let’s Try The After (Vol. 1) via Spunk Records / Arts & Crafts. All songs were produced and mixed by Nyles Spencer with the exception of “1972,” produced by the band’s own Charles Spearin and Joe Chiccarelli. “The point is to keep going,” says band leader Kevin Drew. “We have more to give. These songs have lived beside us and became our commencement party while continuing together. We hope you enjoy this EP for you and me.”
The band have also shared an all-gif music video by @WhatGIFs for single “Boyfriends”
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Broken Social Scene Release Video For “Vanity Pail Kids,” ‘Hug of Thunder’ Out Now
HUG OF THUNDER OUT NOW ON ARTS & CRAFTS
Toronto’s Broken Social Scene today released “Stay Happy,” the fourth song from their upcoming album Hug of Thunder. Led by the vocals of newcomer Ariel Engle, listen to “Stay Happy” here.
Broken Social Scene are also excited to announce a run of West Coast dates in addition to their previously announced 2017 tour dates. The West Coast tour, which are their first West Coast shows since 2011, will kick off in Vancouver on October 21 and wrap up in Los Angeles on October 28 with The Belle Game opening these shows. The band has also announced three special performances opening for Arcade Fire in Canada on November 1in Windsor and November 3 and 4 in their hometown of Toronto. A presale for these shows via Spotify will happen tomorrow, Tuesday June 27, at 10 am local time, and go on sale to the public on Thursday, June 29 at 10 am local time. For these dates, Broken Social Scene are partnering with Plus 1 so that $1 from every ticket goes towards providing access to arts education for young people in disadvantaged communities.
Click HERE to purchase tickets to all shows.
The tour will follow the release of Broken Social Scene‘s upcoming album Hug of Thunder, out on Arts & Crafts on July 7th, 2017. BSS have released three songs from the record to date, listen to “Halfway Home,” ” Hug of Thunder,” and “Skyline” now.
Produced by Joe Chiccarelli and mixed by Shawn Everett, Hug Of Thunder is everything BSS fans love from the Canadian collective and then some, an album overflowing with glorious open chords, multi-voice harmonies, spacious psychedelia-tinted breakdowns, and more. It is a panoramic, expansive album that manages to be both epic and intimate; and like all things BSS, in troubled times, it offers a serotonin rush of positivity. Since their inception in the early Aughts, BSS have always pushed sonic boundaries while remaining reverent of a perfect chorus; almost twenty years down the line, Hug Of Thunder sharpens that balance. The record’s twelve songs refract the band’s varying emotions, methods, and techniques in ways that not only reference their other albums, but surpass them. Hug Of Thunder is righteous but warm, angry but loving, melodic but uncompromising. And if you’ve ever fallen in love with Broken Social Scene – as many of us have – it is a perfect return that was truly worth the wait.
Pre-order the physical album // Pre-order the digital album
“With all-voices blazing and a horn section blaring, it was Broken Social Scene in Fleetwood Mac mode, but with lots of unexpected turns jutting out from mini-explosions of euphoria throughout.” NPR on “Halfway Home”
“‘Skyline,’ the third single off their forthcoming album Hug of Thunder, is a return to form, where aimless roaming sounds remarkably intimate.” – Pitchfork
“Broken Social Scene songs are propelled by the size of the group, and when it all converges they’re able to pull optimism from fear of aging, heartbreak, and the rigors of modern life.” – Vulture
“They’re still making songs that sound vast and cacophonous, tracks that are built to flood the brain with serotonin. ” – Noisey
“Soaring, rousing, and perfect for sunsets.” – Entertainment Weekly
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:
7-21-23-17 Edmonton, AB @ Interstellar Rodeo
8-05-17 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
10/21/17 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
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE:
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram
BSS also introduces the new Broken Playlist App For Spotify
Toronto’s Broken Social Scene have today shared “Skyline,” the third track released from their upcoming album Hug of Thunder, out on Arts & Crafts on July 7th, 2017. “Skyline” is available for purchase and streaming HERE. The track is released in advance of Broken Social Scene’s appearances at both Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain and headlining Field Trip in Toronto, ON this weekend.
Broken Social Scene have also unveiled the Broken Playlist App for Spotify. With over 100 songs in their critically acclaimed catalogue, the Broken Playlist App creates dynamic, one-of-a-kind playlists of Broken Social Scene songs for whatever mood you want – from makeout music to beach days to road trip anthems and more. Click HERE to check out the app.
Produced by Joe Chiccarelli and mixed by Shawn Everett, Hug Of Thunder is everything BSS fans love from the Canadian collective and then some, an album overflowing with glorious open chords, multi-voice harmonies, spacious psychedelia-tinted breakdowns, and more. It is a panoramic, expansive album that manages to be both epic and intimate; and like all things BSS, in troubled times, it offers a serotonin rush of positivity. Since their inception in the early Aughts, BSS have always pushed sonic boundaries while remaining reverent of a perfect chorus; almost twenty years down the line, Hug Of Thunder sharpens that balance. The record’s twelve songs refract the band’s varying emotions, methods, and techniques in ways that not only reference their other albums, but surpass them. Hug Of Thunder is righteous but warm, angry but loving, melodic but uncompromising. And if you’ve ever fallen in love with Broken Social Scene – as many of us have – it is a perfect return that was truly worth the wait.
Pre-order the physical album // Pre-order the digital album
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:
06-01-17 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
06-03-17 Toronto, Ontario @ Field Trip
06-24-17 Pasadena, CA @ Arroyo Seco Weekend
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
~ – with The Belle Game
* – with Frightened Rabbit
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE:
Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram
