Stereogum — Next month, the reunited Canadian indie rock army Broken Social Scene returns with Hug Of Thunder , the band's first new album in seven years. In recent months, they've shared the new songs "Halfway Home" and "Hug Of Thunder." And today, they've als... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene has played the first show of their European tour in Manchester. more info

Stereogum — Broken Social Scene played the first show of their European tour tonight in Manchester, a day after a terrorist incident at an Ariana Grande show left 22 dead and dozens more wounded. The band headlined Albert Hall and ahead of their performance, the... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Right then. Buckle up.We ended up taking blog downtime at the same time as EVERY BAND IN THE WORLD announced a return. First cab off that rank is the mighty Grizzly Bear, up til now perhaps America's most consistently fascinating band. Painted Ru... more info

Chorus.fm — Broken Social Scene’s new song “Hug of Thunder” is now up on Spotify and Apple Music. more info

Stereogum — Last week, we got the official details on Broken Social Scene's Hug Of Thunder, their first new album in seven years that was preceded by the comeback track "Halfway Home." Today, the title track from the album has been released. It features lead voc... more info

Chorus.fm — Broken Social Scene will release their new album, Hug of Thunder, on July 7th. Track Listing Sol Luna Halfway Home Protest Song Skyline Stay Happy Vanity Pail Kids Hug of Thunder Towers and Masons Victim Lover Please Take Me With You Gonna Get Better... more info

Stereogum — Broken Social Scene returned this year with "Halfway Home," their first new song in seven years. We already knew it was part of a new studio album, and now we know a lot more about that album. Reddit points out that it's called Hug Of Thunder. (That'... more info

Stereogum — Leslie Feist has a special type of charm. She speaks with a relaxing cadence, the same way she sings on her albums, and there's an airy quality to her speech, like she could spring from her seat at any moment and begin to twirl playfully around the r... more info

Nialler9 — Dundalk band We, the Oceanographers are off to Toronto for Canadian Music Week next week where they are record new music with Dave Newfeld who is known for working with Broken Social Scene. Before that though, they’ve released a brand new son... more info