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Hug of Thunder is the fifth studio album by Canadian indie rock musical collective Broken Social Scene.[1] It was released by the Arts & Crafts record label on July 7, 2017.[2]

Hug of Thunder

Studio album by

Broken Social Scene

Released

July 7, 2017

Genre

Indie rock, baroque pop

Length

52:19

Label

Arts & Crafts

Producer

Jim Chiccarelli
Nyles Spencer

Broken Social Scene chronology

Forgiveness Rock Record
(2010)

Hug of Thunder
(2017)

Let’s Try the After - Vol. 1
(2019)

Background

After declaring a hiatus in September 2011, Broken Social Scene performed at the Field Trip Arts & Crafts Music Festival in 2013 and a couple of festivals in 2015, the latter of which prompted band members Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Charles Spearin, Justin Peroff, and Andrew Whiteman to discuss recording new material. "When we're working, we understand that there will be a lot more input, so we leave space in the music as we're writing it," Spearin said. "We would send out invitations for all the usual crew, and say, 'Hey, we're doing this again. Would you be interested in being part of this?'" In the end, 18 musicians were credited on Hug of Thunder. During sessions for the album, Leslie Feist conceived the idea for the title track, her first lead vocal on a Broken Social Scene song since 2006.[3] Drew explained that the title represents "exactly who we are. That is our show. We’re trying to create that hug of thunder. That sound. That embrace amongst the chaos."[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.3/10[5]
Metacritic	76/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	B+[7]
The Guardian	[8]
The Independent	[9]
The Irish Times	[10]
Mojo	[11]
Pitchfork	8.4/10[12]
Q	[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Uncut	8/10[15]

Hug of Thunder received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 30 reviews.[6]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
Diffuser	Top 25 Albums of 2017	2017	9	[16]
Drowned in Sound	Top 100 Albums of 2017	2017	58	[17]
Time Out New York	Top 29 Albums of 2017	2017	9	[18]
Under the Radar	Top 100 Albums of 2017	2017	11	[19]
Vulture	Top 10 Albums of 2017	2017	10	[20]

Track listing

*Hug of Thunder*[1]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sol Luna"	Brendan Canning Kevin Drew Shawndra Everett	1:20
2.	"Halfway Home"	Canning Drew Ariel Engle Justin Peroff Charles Spearin Andrew Whiteman	4:41
3.	"Protest Song"	Canning Drew Emily Haines Peroff Spearin Whiteman	4:18
4.	"Skyline"	Canning Drew Peroff Spearin Whiteman	4:10
5.	"Stay Happy"	Canning Drew Engle Peroff Spearin Whiteman	4:10
6.	"Vanity Pail Kids"	Canning Drew Peroff Spearin Whiteman	4:01
7.	"Hug of Thunder"	Canning Drew Leslie Feist Peroff Spearin Whiteman	4:54
8.	"Towers and Masons"	Canning Drew Engle Peroff Spearin Whiteman	4:01
9.	"Victim Lover"	Canning Evan Cranley Drew Peroff Spearin Whiteman	4:55
10.	"Please Take Me with You"	Canning Drew Peroff Spearin Whiteman	4:54
11.	"Gonna Get Better"	Canning Drew Engle Peroff Spearin Whiteman	5:11
12.	"Mouth Guards of the Apocalypse"	Canning Cranley Drew Sam Goldberg Peroff Jimmy Shaw Spearin Whiteman	5:44

Personnel

Musicians

Ohad Benchetrit - slide guitar (2, 5, 8, 9, 11), electric guitar (9)
Brendan Canning - bass guitar (2-5, 7, 8), background vocals (2, 3, 6, 8, 9), synth (3, 9, 10), electric guitar (5, 6, 10, 12), bass synth (7, 10, 11), piano (7, 10), acoustic guitar (8), guitar loops (8, 11), lead vocals (8), vocals (10)
Joe Chiccarelli - drum programming (7, 10, 11)
Evan Cranley - trombone (2, 4-6, 9, 12), electric guitar (6)
Kevin Drew - background vocals (2, 4, 6), lead vocals (2, 4, 6, 10-12), vocals (3), acoustic guitar (2-4, 10), electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 8, 12), piano (2, 5-7, 12), drums (3), percussion (3, 5, 8), bass synth (3, 8, 11), electronic drums (3, 9, 10), beat box (5), sound effects (6), synth (6, 7, 10, 11), B3 organ (7), bass guitar (8, 10), Nord strings (8, 11, 12), Rhodes (9), keyboard (12)
Ariel Engle - background vocals (2, 5, 11), lead vocals (2, 11), vocals (5, 6, 8, 10)
Shawn Everett - background vocals, synth (8)
Leslie Feist - background vocals (2, 7), vocals (5, 6), lead vocals (7), Baldwin keys (7), organ (7)
David French - saxophone (2, 6, 8, 9), flute (5)
Sam Goldberg - keytar (5), electric guitar (6, 11, 12)
Emily Haines - background vocals (3), lead vocals (3), vocals (6)
Julia Hambleton - clarinet (2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Lisa Lobsinger - vocals (8, 9)
Dave Manelin - vocals (6)
Roger Manning - vocoder (4)
Amy Millan - background vocals (2, 4, 11), vocals (9)
Julie Penner - violin (5)
Justin Peroff - drums (2-12), percussion (4, 9, 10)
Jimmy Shaw - trumpet (2, 4, 12)
Charles Spearin - electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12), nyckelharpa (2, 12), Hammertone guitar (3, 4), synth (4, 10), bass synth (5, 9), background vocals (6), air spray percussion (7), Melotron guitar (7, 12), drum machine (10), Farfisa organ (10), slide guitar (10), B3 organ (10, 11), trumpet (11)
Nyles Spencer - sampler (7-9, 11), bass synth (10)
Andrew Whiteman - electric guitar (2-6, 8-10), synth (2, 4, 6, 7, 10-12), vocals (4, 10), drum machine (5, 7, 8, 10-12), acoustic guitar (7, 12), fuzz bass (8), background vocals (9), tres guitar (9), bass synth (12)

Technical

Joe Chiccarelli - production
Nyles Spencer - production
Shawn Everett - mixing
Emily Lazar - mastering
Chris Allgood - mastering assistance

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21]	102
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22]	14
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23]	51
US Billboard 200[24]	96
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25]	3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[26]	11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27]	17

References

Monger, James Christopher. "Hug of Thunder – Broken Social Scene". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
"Broken Social Scene – Hug Of Thunder". Arts & Crafts Productions. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
Gordon, Jeremy (July 6, 2017). "Broken Social Scene: Friends Forever". Spin. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
Dombal, Ryan (June 27, 2017). "Broken Social Scene Are (Somehow) Still Friends After All These Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
"Hug Of Thunder by Broken Social Scene reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
"Reviews and Tracks for Hug of Thunder by Broken Social Scene". Metacritic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
Adams, Erik (July 5, 2017). "Broken Social Scene recaptures its strength in numbers on 'Hug Of Thunder'". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (July 7, 2017). "Broken Social Scene: Hug of Thunder review – invigorating emotional anthems". The Guardian. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
Gill, Andy (July 5, 2017). "Album reviews: Haim – Something To Tell You, Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, Offa Rex – The Queen Of Hearts". The Independent. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
Kane, Siobhan (July 6, 2017). "Broken Social Scene: Hug of Thunder – an embrace amongst the chaos". The Irish Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
Perry, Andrew (August 2017). "Broken Social Scene: Hug of Thunder". Mojo (285): 88.
Cohen, Ian (July 10, 2017). "Broken Social Scene: Hug of Thunder Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
Barton, Laura (August 2017). "The Gang's All Here". Q (375): 103.
Dolan, Jon (July 27, 2017). "Review: Broken Social Scene Roars Back Unto the Breach". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
Anderson, Jason (August 4, 2017). "Broken Social Scene – Hug Of Thunder". Uncut. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
Wawzenek, Bryan (December 15, 2017). "Diffuser's Top 25 Album of 2017". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
Adams, Sean (December 3, 2017). "Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017". Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
"29 Best Albums of 2017 You Need To Know". Timeout.com. December 11, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
"Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2017". Undertheradarmag.com. December 30, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
Jenkins, Craig (December 4, 2017). "The 10 Best Albums of 2017". Vulture.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
"Ultratop.be – Broken Social Scene – Hug of Thunder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
"Broken Social Scene Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
"Broken Social Scene Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
"Broken Social Scene Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
"Broken Social Scene Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
"Broken Social Scene Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

v t e Broken Social Scene
Ohad Benchetrit Torquil Campbell Brendan Canning Jason Collett Evan Cranley John Crossingham Kevin Drew Ariel Engle Leslie Feist Sam Goldberg Jr. Emily Haines Marty Kinack Lisa Lobsinger Amy Millan Julie Penner Justin Peroff Elizabeth Powell Bill Priddle Charles Spearin Jason Tait Andrew Whiteman
Studio albums	Feel Good Lost You Forgot It in People Broken Social Scene Forgiveness Rock Record Hug of Thunder
Compilations and EPs	Bee Hives EP to Be You and Me Let's Try the After (Vol. 1)
Presents...	Spirit If... Something for All of Us...
Related	Arts & Crafts This Movie Is Broken KC Accidental Metric Stars Feist Do Make Say Think Land of Talk Apostle of Hustle Cookie Duster Reverie Sound Revue

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