BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE WORLD TOUR BEGINS & DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES THIS WEEKEND

PLAYING FREE BENEFIT SHOW IN TORONTO’S NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE ON SATURDAY JUNE 6

IT’S ALL GONNA BREAK DOCUMENTARY WORLDWIDE YOUTUBE PREMIERE ON SUNDAY JUNE 7 - 3PM ET - WATCH TRAILER

“ALL THE FEELINGS” WORLD-WIDE TOUR WITH METRIC & STARS KICKS OFF MONDAY JUNE 8

DATES IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM REMEMBER THE HUMANS 
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WATCH “ONLY THE GOOD I KEEP” (LIVE @ ROUGH TRADE)  

“Anthems for Everyone: Broken Social Scene Are Chasing That Teenage Feeling” -
Exclaim!, Cover Story

"They still brim with the kind of heart-bruising magic that seems
impossible to replicate again."   Rolling Stone

"this is still quintessential Broken Social Scene…even after a nearly decade-long wait, Remember the Humans feels fated, like an inevitability." Pitchfork

"While the DNA of the band still remains in its broader strokes — heartfelt songwriting, a penchant for jamming, a swelling horn section — they continue to find ways to expand and evolve as a large amorphous unit, much like the way a group of friends may naturally shift over the years. Friendship, after all, is the beating heart and driving force behind Broken Social Scene." CBC Music

“The Canadian indie-rock collective known for its fluid membership releases its first studio LP in almost a decade, which considers the big changes its members have experienced as they matured both as individuals and as artists." The Wall Street Journal 

"The band sounds delighted to renew their foundations; Humans brims with hooks, voices, and instruments spilling over one another in the glorious choruses of “Hey Amanda” and “Relief.” New York Magazine 

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Following the release of their album Remember The Humans (Arts & Crafts), which has drawn critical acclaim from around the world, Broken Social Scene will play a hometown show on Saturday June 6 at Nathan Phillips Square in front of Toronto City Hall. The free show is a charitable fundraiser benefiting Toronto healthcare via the UHN Foundation and Michael Garron Hospital Foundation. Broken Social Scene is on at 6:15pm, with sets by Broken Social Scene member Feist, plus Alessia Cara and Paul Langlois rounding out the bill.

Sunday, June 7, will see the release of the retrospective documentary It’s All Gonna Break for the first time globally outside of Canada. The film by director Stephen Chung pulls back the curtain on the Toronto indie music scene of the early aughts through his relationship with his friends in the trailblazing band, Broken Social Scene. This unconventional POV documentary features Chung’s never-before-seen archival footage capturing a creatively rich era in Toronto and paying tribute to the power of indie music, friendship and the artists who started out in Toronto bars before rocketing to global fame. It’s All Gonna Break will premiere globally (outside Canada) on the film director’s channel on YouTube this Sunday, June 7, at 3pm ET. Canadian fans can continue to enjoy the film on Crave.

IT’S ALL GONNA BREAK DOCUMENTARY WORLDWIDE YOUTUBE PREMIERE ON SUNDAY JUNE 7 - 3PM ET - WATCH TRAILER

On June 8, BSS will embark on their “All The Feelings Tour” with Metric, joined by support from Stars. The run continues through October and spans North America, Europe, and the UK. In addition, Broken Social Scene are confirmed to play as part of FIFA’s Fan Festival in Vancouver on June 26. All dates are listed below and tickets are available here. 

WATCH “ONLY THE GOOD I KEEP” (LIVE @ ROUGH TRADE)  

Remember The Humans earned a #6 debut on the Billboard Top Canadian Albums chart, and landed the #1 top spot on the NACC Top 200 chart during the week of release, driven in part by album single “Only The Good I Keep.” The compelling song features Hannah Georgas stepping forward with striking clarity and control, leading one of the band’s most infectious tunes to date. Prior to hitting the road this month, Broken Social Scene performed the song to sold-out crowds at intimate in-store performances at Rough Trade New York, London, and Berlin. Watch the full clip below.

Remember The Humans marks Broken Social Scene’s first album in nearly a decade. It is also a return to family, reuniting Broken Social Scene with David Newfeld, producer of the seminal You Forgot It In People and Broken Social Scene. It is the sound of a band deepening rather than reinventing, exploring the emotional implications of forms they have spent over 20 years shaping. In a culture defined by abstraction and distance, BSS have made a record that insists that we remember each other, that we remember the human.   

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MORE PRAISE FOR REMEMBER THE HUMANS

"the amorphous supergroup has returned after nearly a decade away with their most profound, abstracted formation of proto-pop music yet." Flood

"Remember The Humans is a reminder of what has always made Broken Social Scene a force to be reckoned with." Northern Transmissions

"At long last, Broken Social Scene are back" Stereogum

"A celebration of the humanity that remains among forces that
ry to strip it from us." The Needle Drop

"Remember the Humans is a gorgeous album through and through” Paste

"('Hey Amanda') leans fully into Broken Social Scene’s signature
indie-weirdo charm"  Consequence 

"Remember the Humans is an excellent Broken Social Scene record. One of their best." - Under the Radar

"like a warm hug from an old friend" NEXT 

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BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE TOUR DATES
6/8 – Moody Amphitheater – Austin, TX
6/9 – South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX
6/11 – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
6/13 – Sandy Amphitheater – Sandy, UT
6/16 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
6/17 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
6/19 – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
6/21 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA – SOLD OUT
6/22 - The Masonic - San Francisco, CA
6/24 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR
6/25 -- Chateau Ste. Michelle -- Woodinville, WA 
6/26 - Hasting’s Park - Vancouver, BC (FIFA fan festival) *
6/28 -- South Alberta Jubilee Auditorium -- Calgary, AB - SOLD-OUT
6/29 -- Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium -- Edmonton, AB - SOLD-OUT
7/11 - Halifax Jazz Festival - Halifax, NS *
7/24 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
7/25 – Fox Theatre – Detroit, MI
7/27 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA
7/28 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA
7/30 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY – SOLD OUT
7/31 - Brooklyn Paramount - Brooklyn, NY - SOLD-OUT
8/1 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
8/2 - Burial Forestry Camp - Asheville, NC * 
8/3 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA - LOW TICKET WARNING
8/4 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN - SOLD-OUT
8/7 – RBC Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON - SOLD-OUT
9/9 -- 3 Olympia Theatre -- Dublin, IE
9/11 -- O2 Academy Glasgow -- Glasgow, UK
9/12 -- O2 Academy Brixton -- London, UK
9/13 -- Manchester Academy -- Manchester, UK
9/15 -- Salle Pleyel -- Paris, FR
9/16 -- De Roma -- Antwerp, BE
9/17 -- TivoliVredenburg -- Utrecht, NL
9/19 -- Columbiahalle -- Berlin, DE
10/3 -- Canada Life Place -- London, ON
10/5 -- The Arena at TD Place -- Ottawa, ON
10/7 -- Place Bell -- Laval, QC

*non “All The Feelings” tour date

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BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE RELEASE NEW ALBUM, REMEMBER THE HUMANS

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE RELEASE NEW ALBUM REMEMBER THE HUMANS
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BUY / STREAM REMEMBER THE HUMANS HERE

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“ALL THE FEELINGS” WORLD-WIDE TOUR WITH METRIC & STARS KICKS OFF JUNE 8

“Anthems for Everyone: Broken Social Scene Are Chasing That Teenage Feeling” -
Exclaim!, Cover Story

"They still brim with the kind of heart-bruising magic that seems impossible to
replicate again."   Rolling Stone

“Remember the Humans is a bonus lap from one of Canada’s most venerated institutions, even all these years later." Pitchfork The 64 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2026

“The Canadian indie-rock collective known for its fluid membership releases its first studio
LP in almost a decade, which considers the big changes its members have
experienced as they matured both as individuals and as artists." The Wall Street Journal 

"The band sounds delighted to renew their foundations; Humans brims with hooks, voices, and instruments spilling over one another in the glorious choruses of “Hey Amanda” and “Relief.”” New York Magazine 

"’The Call’ is the title of this one. I love the performance. I love the bigness. I love the dynamics of this track. And I love the positive vibes emanating off of it as well." The Needle Drop

""The magic of Broken Social Scene is the same as it ever was…there's a sense of communal joy in their blurrily maximalist indie rock, and you can hear it come through clearly on some of their best songs. I hear it on ‘The Call’”  Stereogum on "The Call"

"a lovely interplay of guitar, horns, and strings" Flood on "Hey Amanda"

"('Hey Amanda') leans fully into Broken Social Scene’s signature indie-weirdo charm"  Consequence 

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Broken Social Scene return with their new album, Remember The Humans, out today via Arts & Crafts. The LP, their first in nearly a decade, is a return to family, reuniting Broken Social Scene with David Newfeld, producer of the seminal You Forgot It In People and Broken Social Scene. It is the sound of a band deepening rather than reinventing, exploring the emotional implications of forms they have spent over 20 years shaping. In a culture defined by abstraction and distance, BSS have made a record that insists that we remember each other, that we remember the human. 

With the release the band also shares the focus track “Only The Good I Keep” which captures Broken Social Scene’s collaborative spirit at its core, with Hannah Georgas stepping forward to lead the track with striking clarity and control. In true BSS fashion, Kevin Drew ultimately ceded his own vocals, recognizing the song had fully taken shape in her hands. Georgas says: 

“As for the earlier process of the song I was involved in, Kevin invited me to hang out at the studio with him and Dave Neufeld one afternoon and listen to some demos they’d been working on. He sent me home with a few of the tracks we heard that day, and one in particular really stuck with me. It had this simple but captivating drum and piano part.I started writing lyrics and melodies over it. I wanted to write about what my teenage years felt like..what it sounded like, what it looked like, what it felt like. It kinda became a reflection on the hardships I faced growing up, as well as the things that helped me make it through adolescence.”

“Only The Good I Keep” arrives with a video co-directed by Drew and Jordan Allen.

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The band teased the album with "Not Around Anymore", “Hey Amanda,” and “The Call” to world-wide critical acclaim. Rolling Stone caught up with them for a recent feature and … insert additional release day press hits. 

Next month the band will embark on the “All The Feelings Tour” with Metric, joined by support from Stars. The run kicks off June 8 and spans North America, Europe, and the UK including stops in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Laval, and London with a slot in Halifax at the Halifax Jazz Festival on July 11. In addition Broken Social Scene are confirmed to play as part of FIFA’s Fan Festival in Vancouver on June 26. All dates are listed below and tickets are available here. 

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MORE ABOUT BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE & REMEMBER THE HUMANS
For many bands, there are long stretches when nothing seems to happen, at least from the outside. Years pass, the culture shifts, and the audience waits for a signal, unsure whether the silence marks exhaustion, reinvention, or simply life happening offstage. Broken Social Scene has always maintained a distinct release cadence: neither a band of relentless abundance (like the Beatles or Stones in their heyday), nor of contemporary monastic scarcity (like My Bloody Valentine or D'Angelo). They surface when the conditions are right, and fall quiet when they aren't. Yet their silence never feels like absence - it feels like building pressure, as if the next surge of sound is assembling itself offstage, gathering mass, waiting for the right moment to break. 2026 is such a moment. 

Thus, their new album, Remember the Humans, is truly a release. And, the timing feels uncannily right. We live in an era that is overstimulated, and yet simultaneously hollowed out; deeply connected, but marked by a profound sense of dislocation. The album’s title is like a quiet alarm: a reminder not to forget the fragile, analog beings at the center of all the noise. 

BSS's new songs enact this tension rather than simply describing it. Their arrangements are dense and enveloping - a lattice of horns, guitars, voices, and electronics - yet melody always remains sovereign, refusing to be swallowed by the sheer sound. When the music drifts towards abstraction, a grounding bass line arrives to anchor the listener, reminding us always that there are human hands on the controls and that, however artful, this is still rock and roll. 

WATCH / SHARE “NOT AROUND ANYMORE” HERE

This sensibility crystallizes on “Not Around Anymore,” the overture to an album about the forward pull of time, nostalgia’s seductions, and above all, art’s capacity to guide us through. It awakens with a deliberate, indelible groove, as frontman Kevin Drew incants about the disappearance of possibility in a world where "it's all gone away." But the nostalgia hinted at by the lyrics is gently resisted by the music: by invoking a past that has vanished, the song unexpectedly floods the present with a glow that rivals the very greatness being lamented. With a sound familiar and new, Broken Social Scene refutes the passage of time and emphasizes the present moment. 

To achieve this sound, the band returned to the producer who first helped them discover it. David Newfeld - who helmed their breakthrough You Forgot It in People (2002) and its gargantuan follow-up Broken Social Scene (2005) - was widely emulated in the years that followed, but as Kevin Drew points out, he “never really got his day,” his influence absorbed into an entire generation of indie production, but without his name attached. Their collaboration ended awkwardly, unresolved: "the ending never really felt right." Almost two decades later, when Drew happened to move nearby, they reconnected. One hangout became a “hurricane of fun,” the kind of energy that demanded musical expression. During the making of the record, both Drew and Newfeld lost their mothers, a shared grief that drew them closer. Newfeld recalls, “our moms would have wanted us to do this, and get it right after 20 years of not working together.” That bond, equal parts joy and loss, impressed itself on the music that would evolve into Remember the Humans.

LISTEN / SHARE “HEY AMANDA” HERE

Making that evolution happen was no small feat. BSS is less of a band than a community, constructed more of intricate moving parts - each with their own careers, families, and musical identities - than typical band members. When the group reconvenes, those parallel lives don’t dissolve, they collide in what Drew calls "an enjoyable PTSD." Each member brings back sounds, instincts, and habits accumulated elsewhere. 

BSS has always been a creative engine that resists control. The trick is learning how to steer it just enough. Each song finds its shape by handing the wheel to whoever can hold it at that moment. Drew is the designated driver, but on half the tracks, he is content to ride shotgun. Hannah Georgas, who, in true BSS fashion, evolved from opening act to onstage collaborator, drives “Only the Good I Keep” with such authority that Drew set aside the vocals he wrote for the track, recognizing that the song now belonged to her. Lisa Lobsinger - who toured and recorded with the band between 2005-11, filling the formidable shoes of Feist, Emily Haines, and Amy Millan - leads “Relief,” a song that came to her in meditation as a vivid memory of a BSS track that no one had ever written, an impossible recollection that the band then made real. Feist resurrects Hug of Thunder (2017) outtake “What Happens Now” as an elegy for the dusk of our "aging age," yet her voice and the plaintive arrangement - just as they did on “Not Around Anymore” - serenely resist the despair, illuminating the fragile continuities that remain: "I'm still in love with life, our lifetimes melt together." 

Again, the songs work because no one fully commands them. But this is where Newfeld matters most. As BSS’s Charles Spearin puts it, "his production suits the chaos of our songwriting so well...he's got a childlike energy that is really contagious, when you get a piece of music that he loves, Oh my God, he's bouncing like a little boy." 

WATCH / SHARE “THE CALL” HERE

Of course, refusing to grow up has its dangers. The same unruly energy that keeps a band young can also trap it in its own past. Yet on Remember the Humans, it feels like BSS belong to that rare lineage, like Duluth slowcore legends Low, whose original concept was rich enough to evolve, and whose evolution has been handled with uncommon care. It is the sound of a band deepening rather than reinventing, exploring the emotional implications of forms they’ve spent more than twenty years shaping. "There's a different kind of honesty in this record," says Spearin, "we've had success, we've lost friends, we've lost parents, we're at this 'what happens next?' stage in life." Remember the Humans is adult music in the best sense: contradictory, wounded, expansive - hopeful in a way that feels earned rather than declared. And it is also, in its refusal of control and its embrace of the ungovernable, a testament to something increasingly rare: art that is not optimized, not streamlined, not strategic. 

The band’s own evolution mirrors something happening outside it. After years of oversaturation and noise, the culture itself seems to have looped back to a craving for the raw, the communal, and the unguarded. The conditions that made You Forgot It in People feel necessary in 2002 have, in altered form, returned in 2026. According to Drew, "in 2026, you're going to see a lot of resurgence of people going back to the roots of who they are, because things in their lifetime have gotten quite lost. I think we've let each other down, and I think it's art that always tries to prevail, and tries to get us back on track." 

In a culture defined by abstraction and distance, Broken Social Scene have made a record that insists on the analog fact of human presence. It asks, gently, but insistently, that we remember each other, that we remember the human.

BUY / STREAM REMEMBER THE HUMANS HERE

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE TOUR DATES 
6/8 – Moody Amphitheater – Austin, TX
6/9 – South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX
6/11 – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
6/13 – Sandy Amphitheater – Sandy, UT
6/16 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
6/17 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
6/19 – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
6/21 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA – SOLD OUT
6/22 - The Masonic - San Francisco, CA
6/24 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR
6/25 -- Chateau Ste. Michelle -- Woodinville, WA 
6/26 - Hasting’s Park - Vancouver, BC (FIFA fan festival) *
6/28 -- South Alberta Jubilee Auditorium -- Calgary, AB - SOLD-OUT
6/29 -- Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium -- Edmonton, AB - SOLD-OUT
7/11 - Halifax Jazz Festival - Halifax, NS *
7/24 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
7/25 – Fox Theatre – Detroit, MI
7/27 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA
7/28 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA
7/30 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY – SOLD OUT
7/31 - Brooklyn Paramount - Brooklyn, NY - SOLD-OUT
8/1 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
8/3 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA - LOW TICKET WARNING
8/4 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN - SOLD-OUT
8/7 – RBC Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON - SOLD-OUT
9/9 -- 3 Olympia Theatre -- Dublin, IE
9/11 -- O2 Academy Glasgow -- Glasgow, UK
9/12 -- O2 Academy Brixton -- London, UK
9/13 -- Manchester Academy -- Manchester, UK
9/15 -- Salle Pleyel -- Paris, FR
9/16 -- De Roma -- Antwerp, BE
9/17 -- TivoliVredenburg -- Utrecht, NL
9/19 -- Columbiahalle -- Berlin, DE
10/3 -- Canada Life Place -- London, ON
10/5 -- The Arena at TD Place -- Ottawa, ON
10/7 -- Place Bell -- Laval, QC

*non “All The Feelings” tour date

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REMEMBER THE HUMANS TRACKLISTING
1. Not Around Anymore
2. Only The Good I Keep
3. Mission Accomplished (Kingfisher)
4. The Call
5. Relief
6. And I Think Of You
7. This Briefest Kiss
8. Life Within The Ground
9. Hey Amanda
10. Paying For Your Love
11. What Happens Now
12. Parking Lot Dreams

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BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE REVEAL NEW SINGLE “THE CALL” FROM UPCOMING LP

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NEW ALBUM, REMEMBER THE HUMANS, OUT MAY 8 VIA ARTS & CRAFTS

FEATURES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FEIST, LISA LOBSINGER,
HANNAH GEORGAS & MORE

PRE-SAVE REMEMBER THE HUMANS HERE

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, METRIC & STARS “ALL THE FEELINGS” NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR BEGINS JUNE 8

“Remember the Humans is a bonus lap from one of Canada’s most venerated institutions, even all these years later." Pitchfork The 64 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2026

"(the album is) going to deliver plenty of the woozy affirmation and shambolic joy that Broken Social Scene do better than anyone." Rolling Stone

"a version of 2003 nostalgia I can get behind." Stereogum on "Hey Amanda"

"a lovely interplay of guitar, horns, and strings" Flood on "Hey Amanda"

"('Hey Amanda') leans fully into Broken Social Scene’s signature indie-weirdo charm"  Consequence 

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After nearly a decade Broken Social Scene will return with a new album, Remember The Humans, on May 8 via Arts & Crafts. The LP finds the Toronto band reuniting with producer David Newfeld, who helmed their breakthrough You Forgot It in People (2002) and self-titled (2005) albums. Today, the band shares “The Call,” the last single before the release of the LP, and a sprawling collective of voices and instrumentation. The lyrics come in fragments – overlapping lines, shared refrains – converging into one urgent imperative: ‘let me hear the call/'we’re going'/either restless or reborn, we’re going.’ Led by Andrew Whiteman’s enigmatic pen, the track commands forward movement without certainty, commands action rooted in instinct.

In its sense of communal momentum, the track is the sound of individuals dissolving into something bigger than themselves; Broken Social Scene’s long-practiced alchemy at work. But while other tracks on Remember The Humans are more cerebral, “The Call” is anatomical, carrying with it a sense of animal urgency: it is breath and pulse, sweat and nerves.  

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Broken Social Scene previously shared “Not Around Anymore” and “Hey Amanda.” They will play songs off Remember The Humans and other fan favorites this summer on the All The Feelings Tour alongside Metric with support from Stars. The tour kicks off June 8 and runs across Canada, Europe, and The UK with new shows recently added including a slot at Halifax Jazz Festival on July 11. All dates are listed below and tickets are available here. 

Broken Social Scene helped spark a movement without ever setting out to. Emerging in the early 2000s, they cast a spotlight on their hometown of Toronto and embodied the kind of fearless cross-pollination that would come to define indie rock at its most expansive. Their orbit gave rise to bands, solo projects, and collaborations that shaped a generation - including Feist, Metric, Stars, and Do Make Say Think. More than two decades on, Broken Social Scene remains a galvanizing creative force: a band whose emotional openness, restless experimentation, and communal spirit continue to resonate with fans and influence artists around the world. 

Across Remember The Humans’ 12 tracks, the arrangements are dense and enveloping - a lattice of horns, guitars, voices, and electronics - yet melody always remains sovereign, refusing to be swallowed by the sheer sound. When the music drifts towards abstraction, a grounding bass line arrives to anchor the listener, reminding us always that there are human hands on the controls and that, however artful, this is still rock and roll.

BUY / STREAM “HEY AMANDA” HERE
LISTEN / SHARE “HEY AMANDA” HERE

Remember the Humans was shaped by reunion and loss in equal measure. When Kevin Drew and Newfeld reconnected after nearly 20 years apart, one hangout became what they call "a hurricane of fun." During the recording, both lost their mothers - a shared grief that drew them closer. As Newfeld recalls, "our moms would have wanted us to do this, and get it right after 20 years of not working together."

As ever, Broken Social Scene operates less as a band than as a community and songs evolve by ceding control to whoever can best carry them forward in the moment. Drew may be the designated driver, but collaborators on Remember the Humans, including Hannah Georgas, Lisa Lobsinger, and Feist, step into the foreground throughout the record, shaping songs with a sense of collective authorship that has always defined the group’s ethos.

The songs work because no one fully commands them. But this is where Newfeld matters most. As Charles Spearin puts it, "his production suits the chaos of our songwriting so well...he's got a childlike energy that is really contagious."

WATCH / SHARE “NOT AROUND ANYMORE” HERE
BUY / STREAM “NOT AROUND ANYMORE” HERE

The same unruly energy that keeps a band young can also trap it in its own past. Yet on Remember the Humans, Broken Social Scene have evolved with a deep sense of intention. It is the sound of a band deepening rather than reinventing, exploring the emotional implications of forms they’ve spent twenty years shaping. "There's a different kind of honesty in this record," says Spearin, "we've had success, we've lost friends, we've lost parents, we're at this 'what happens next?' stage in life." Remember the Humans is adult music in the best sense: contradictory, wounded, expansive - hopeful in a way that feels earned rather than declared. And it is also, in its refusal of control and its embrace of the ungovernable, a testament to something increasingly rare: art that is not optimized, not streamlined, not strategic.

BSS’s own evolution mirrors something happening outside of it. After years of oversaturation and noise, the culture itself seems to have looped back to a craving for the raw, the communal, and the unguarded. The conditions that made You Forgot It in People feel necessary in 2002 have, in altered form, returned in 2026. According to Drew, "in 2026, you're going to see a lot of resurgence of people going back to the roots of who they are, because things in their lifetime have gotten quite lost. I think we've let each other down, and I think it's art that always tries to prevail, and tries to get us back on track."

In a culture defined by abstraction and distance, Broken Social Scene have made a record that insists on the analog fact of human presence. It asks, gently, but insistently, that we remember each other, that we remember the human. 

PRE-SAVE REMEMBER THE HUMANS HERE

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE ALL THE FEELINGS TOUR DATES
6/8 – Moody Amphitheater – Austin, TX
6/9 – South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX
6/11 – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
6/13 – Sandy Amphitheater – Sandy, UT
6/16 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
6/17 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
6/19 – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
6/21 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA – SOLD OUT
6/22 - The Masonic - San Francisco, CA
6/24 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR
6/25 - Chateau Ste. Michelle - Woodinville, WA 
6/28 - South Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Calgary, AB - LOW TICKET WARNING
6/29 - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Edmonton, AB - LOW TICKET WARNING
7/11 - Halifax Jazz Festival - Halifax, NS *
7/24 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
7/25 – Fox Theatre – Detroit, MI
7/27 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA
7/28 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA
7/30 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY – SOLD OUT
7/31 - Brooklyn Paramount - Brooklyn, NY - LOW TICKET WARNING
8/1 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
8/3 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA - LOW TICKET WARNING
8/4 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN - LOW TICKET WARNING
8/7 – RBC Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON - LOW TICKET WARNING
9/9 - 3 Olympia Theatre - Dublin, IE
9/11 - O2 Academy Glasgow - Glasgow, UK
9/12 - O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK
9/13 - Manchester Academy - Manchester, UK
9/15 - Salle Pleyel - Paris, FR
9/16 - De Roma - Antwerp, BE
9/17 - TivoliVredenburg - Utrecht, NL
9/19 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, DE
10/3 - Canada Life Place - London, ON
10/5 - The Arena at TD Place - Ottawa, ON
10/7 - Place Bell - Laval, QC

*denotes Broken Social Scene only

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REMEMBER THE HUMANS TRACKLISTING
1. Not Around Anymore
2. Only The Good I Keep
3. Mission Accomplished (Kingfisher)
4. The Call
5. Relief
6. And I Think Of You
7. This Briefest Kiss
8. Life Within The Ground
9. Hey Amanda
10. Paying For Your Love
11. What Happens Now
12. Parking Lot Dreams

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