![]() ![]() Unfortunately it’s nowhere near as solid as the name might suggest, for all the complexity it attempts to bring, it is undone by a whining set of vocals over a convoluted melody replete with plucked guitars, surf-rock ooo’s and ahh’s and even 8-bit sound samples…let’s move on. There is also a surf-rock-indie track sitting at track 8, going by the name of Towers and Masons. It’s more typical of a more standard indie entry, and whilst you won’t be disappointed in it, it’s a bit of a letdown considering the first entry to the genre on this album. It’s a pity the second indie feature of the album can’t reach the same lofty heights, despite being called Skyline. ![]() It’s mad, it’s complicated, but it works so very well. Everyone wanting to vie for centre stage and showcase their abilities. It feels like every member-heavy garage wants to sound. With masterful synth, perfectly timed drums and complex and indeed manifold guitars strike their unique riffs across the space and vocals, never seeming to compete, only to complement. Halfway Home is the first ‘real’ track on the album and frenetic but undeniably talented indie rock is clearly the flavour of the day in this track. The concept behind Broken Social Scene is to incorporate different elements from all of the present members’ individual projects at the time of production. With as few as six and as many as fifteen members at any given point. With a touring line-up like no other and a massive studio set of talented musicians, can nearly two decades bring some calm to their perfect storm?…Īlt-rock, indie rock, ambient, baroque pop – call it what you will, it’s anything but ordinary, the Canadian band is a little chaotic to say the least. Having loosely formed in 1999, the fifth full album from Broken Social Scene is now here. Album review: Broken Social Scene – Hug Of Thunder ![]()
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