Broken Social Scene announce their first new studio album in nearly a decade, Remember the Humans.
The album is out May 8th on City Slang in the UK and EU and Arts & Crafts in North America, and is their first since 2017’s Hug of Thunder.
‘Not Around Anymore’ is the lead single, a fine return to the band’s swelling indie-rock.
The band have also announced a North American tour with Metric and Stars.
Remember the Humans Cover Artwork:
Remember the Humans Tracklist:
- Not Around Anymore
- Only The Good I Keep
- Mission Accomplished (Kingfisher)
- The Call
- Relief
- And I Think Of You
- This Briefest Kiss
- Life Within The Ground
- Hey Amanda
- Paying For Your Love
- What Happens Now
- Parking Lot Dreams
The follow-up to 2017’s Hug of Thunder reunites the Canadian band with producer David Newfeld, who helmed their 2002 breakthrough You Forgot It in People and self-titled 2005 album.
During the recording process, both frontman Kevin Drew and Newfeld lost their mothers. “Our moms would have wanted us to do this, and get it right after 20 years of not working together,” Newfeld remarked.
Of working with Newfeld, the group’s Charles Spearin said, “His production suits the chaos of our songwriting so well…he’s got a childlike energy that is really contagious, when you get a piece of music that he loves, Oh my God, he’s bouncing like a little boy.”
Collaborators on the LP include Feist, Hannah Georgas, and Lisa Lobsinger.
“There’s a different kind of honesty in this record,” Spearin added, “We’ve had success, we’ve lost friends, we’ve lost parents, we’re at this ‘what happens next?’ stage in life.”
Drew says: “In 2026, you’re going to see a lot of resurgence of people going back to the roots of who they are, because things in their lifetime have gotten quite lost. I think we’ve let each other down, and I think it’s art that always tries to prevail, and tries to get us back on track.”
Last year, Broken Social Scene released Anthems: A Celebration of Broken Social Scene’s You Forgot It in People, a covers album featuring Toro y Moi, Mdou Moctar, the Weather Station, Miya Folick and Hand Habits, Hovvdy and more.
They also played Beyond The Pale here last summer.
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