Broken Social Scene release video for "Skyline". Album ‘Hug of Thunder’ out now via City Slang!

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Album ‘Hug of Thunder’ out now on City Slang

Following the release of their critically acclaimed and long-awaited fifth album Hug Of Thunder, Broken Social Scene have today released the mesmerizing video for single “Skyline.”

Directed by Kevin Drew, the video follows Brendan and Dimitri Karakostas on their quest for momentary survival, through peanut butter, mouth guards, friendship, skateboarding and Foreigner.

Watch “Skyline” here

Following a triumphant European tour that saw the band play London’s Brixton Academy and Primavera Festival in Barcelona before culminating with a headline set at Field Trip in Toronto, Broken Social Scene prepare to hit the road again, this time in North America. The much-anticipated American tour takes in DC, Chicago, LA, Seattle, Portland and more. A full rundown of dates can be found below. Fans will also be able to catch Broken Social Scene at the Meadows Music & Art Festival in NYC, Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati.

Order the physical and/or digital album: https://brokensocialscene.lnk.to/hugofthunder

Praise for ‘Hug of Thunder’
“On their first album in seven years, Broken Social Scene distill their sound to a vital essence. The band sounds focused and renewed, invigorated by the missionary spirit of their best work” – 8.4 Best New Music, Pitchfork
“It’s brilliant. It’s the record Broken Social Scene have always had within them, but perhaps never quite achieved… Broken Social Scene’s best album.” – The Quietus
“It’s a glorious return; joyous, enraged and exciting” – Q ★★★★
“‘Hug Of Thunder’ is exactly that: an intimate embrace by an old friend that often contains electrifying highs, but also jolts you with its emotional and musical intricacy. With BSS’s return, the world certainly seems a brighter place” – DIY ★★★★
“BSS emerge reborn and revitalised here. Their sound is bigger than ever” Album Of The Week – Sunday Express ★★★★
“They may be Broken but they don’t need fixing” – The Sun ★★★★
“They’ve created their very own modern classic” – Evening Standard ★★★★
“This is simply the sound of a band having the time of their lives. A delight.” – The Skinny ★★★★
“With members like Feist and Emily Haines back in the fold for the band’s first album in seven years, every song is big, anthemic and emotionally invigorating” – The Guardian ★★★★
“Some of the most exuberant and immediately engaging music they’ve ever recorded… Music that feels comforting and necessary.”  – Uncut 8/10
“Possessing pop hits that are unmatched in scale and scope… Its genuinely great to have the innovators back.” – Louder Than War 9/10
“BSS have managed to master the balance between spiky energy, tender melody and a singular knack for carving out a soaring chorus. Hug Of Thunder has undoubtedly been a long time coming, but it has unequivocally been worth the wait” – The Line Of Best Fit 8.5/10
“Consistently brilliant in it’s ambition” – Loud & Quiet 7/10
“BSS have made an album that trumps any cynicism that they may have faced, and in the process Hug of Thunder is as hearteningly unguarded and positive a record as you are likely to hear this year.”  – Drowned In Sound 7/10

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:
9/15/17            Ottawa, MB @ Ottawa City Folk
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 ~
9/20/17            Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~
9/21/17            Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ~
9/22/17            Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle *
9/23/17            Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival (Tap Theater)
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
10/18/17          Calgary, AB @ The Palace +
10/20/17          Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ~
10/21/17          Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ~
10/22/17          Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ~
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 Dear Rouge
# – with Arcade Fire

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