![]() ![]() ” At 12 tracks, it’s the shortest BSS studio record since their debut, but that just ensures that it doesn’t overstay its welcome. In contrast, ‘Victim Lovers’ sweetens the pill of darker subject matter on missed opportunities, the vanity of possessions, clues and bruises with gorgeous dubby bass, cinematic synths and that pleasantly unavoidable horn section.Ĭonsidering the line-up can sometimes be 19-strong in number, it’s a delight that these songs are so tightly constructed and immediate after a recording process that frontman and leader Kevin Drew admits was like “ trying to pass a bill of law. This is one of the band’s greatest gifts, and can be traced back through catalogue classics like ‘Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl’, ‘Backyards’, and ‘Swimmers’. The swirling guitars and woozy horns are padlocked-tight by propulsive drums and bass that match the song’s world-weary optimism.ĭespite its obtuse lyrics, ‘Skyline’ conveys evocative wistfulness in an instantly relatable way without being overbearing. It’s a surprisingly addictive comeback single and a persuasive return-to-form. The listener is washed ashore by the gentle waves of opening instrumental ‘Sol Luna’ before ‘Halfway Home’ crashes in – distilling the best of Broken Social Scene in under five minutes. Confident enough to pursue other musical projects but still check-in with each other for a new record and tour at regular enough intervals, Hug of Thunder arrives seven years after Forgiveness Rock Record – the band’s longest hiatus to date. ![]() By Jonny Currie 0 Broken Social Scene – Hug of Thunderįrom the ambient beginnings of Feel Good Lost to the communal song-craft of You Forgot In People, through the kitchen-sink sheen of the self-titled Broken Social Scene to the stripped-down (by their standards) Forgiveness Rock Record – the Canadian collective have always appeared entirely comfortable in their own skin. ![]()
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