![]() ![]() Whatever their incarnation or however successful the individual members have become (other projects include Feist, Do Make Say Think, Metric and Stars), they have always sought to connect with people through compassion and electricity: a hug of thunder, you might say. It’s a word long synonymous with the band’s live show, where they line up along the stage, two banks deep, for deeply-felt performances that merge confusion and communion – a huge influence on a fledgling British Sea Power and, in turn, Arcade Fire. Despite saying that you can’t, Drew became known in interviews for implying just that – and when, after nearly 18 months of touring in support of Forgiveness Rock Record and stepping on each other’s toes (sometimes literally given the sheer number of bodies crammed onto small stages), Broken Social Scene went on an indefinite hiatus, it looked like it might finally be curtains.īut, following some much needed time apart and a 2015 regrouping inspired by the “close to home” Paris terror attacks (“We have to get out there and play shows,” a profoundly moved Drew apparently said), Broken Social Scene are back with their original 15-strong lineup and fifth studio album, Hug Of Thunder.Įach of their releases since 2003 has had a watchword – You Forgot It In People (hope), Broken Social Scene (fear), Forgiveness Rock Record (er, forgiveness) – and the key term this time around is “unity”. Broken social scene hug of thunder review mac#I’ve always said we’ve made Fleetwood Mac look like a children’s band,” Broken Social Scene’s convivial “semi leader” Kevin Drew said in 2011, in reference to the sprawling, splintering nature of the Toronto collective. ![]() ![]() “With a family, you can’t ever say that it’s over. ![]()
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