Hug of Thunder

Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The standout is 'Halfway Home,' on which Bruce Springsteen and My Bloody Valentine meet up in the space between anxiety and uplift where this band does its best work." Spin - "[A] warm and rewarding comeback album....It often sounds as though every member of the familial Toronto ensemble is playing at the same time." Uncut - "As the title suggested, a rousing communitarian spirit dominated..." Alternative Press - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "HUG OF THUNDER feels like a sign of maturity to complement a more weathered and warm approach to songwriting that includes a lot of electronic pulses and skybound singalongs." Magnet - "Haines shines on the breathless 'Protest Song,' and under Feist's guidance, the title track is one of the band's best." Paste (magazine) - "The band's sound tends to be orchestral, ornate, expansive and psychedelic, with synths, samples, brass and mash ups of guitars, keyboards, percussion and voices adding deep layers to the mix. It's a panoramic approach to say the least..." Clash (Magazine) - "From the expansive intro track `Sol Luna' to the triumphant and jubilant `Halfway Home', which explodes with a rapturous instrumentation, Broken Social Scene return with wonderfully arranged and layered indie rock."