

“Stay Happy” showcases newcomer Ariel Engle, of the Canadian band AroarA. Albums like Hug of Thunder are possible when several musicians, all talented in their own right, set aside their egos to create something truly beautiful together.Īnd the band continues to attract artists. Like You Forgot It in People and their 2005 self-titled album, BSS’s latest work emphasizes the variety of voices and instrumentation that give them their unique character the project has been a launch pad for solo careers and a side gig for members of other bands ( Feist and Emily Haines of Metric ’s membership predates their fame), all while continuing to produce remarkable music as a group. It has a warm familiarity-after all, the band is nearing its twentieth anniversary -while also being a powerful, swirling, somewhat intimidating creation. In that way, Hug of Thunder feels like precisely that: a hug of thunder.

The album successfully delivers the broad swath of feeling-from euphoria to gentle nostalgia to bone-deep longing-that’s been their signature since 2002’s You Forgot It in People. The loose conglomeration of musicians have wrangled together all fifteen original members to release Hug of Thunder.

Broken Social Scene Hug of Thunder ARTS + CRAFTSīroken Social Scene has the ability to elicit an incomparable range of emotions.
