Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly in the city of Toronto.
Broken Social Scene’s new album, “Remember the Humans“, urges you to think of music in organic terms. The title of the Canadian collective’s first album in nearly a decade came from Charles Spearin, who initially framed it as a joke: it sounds like the AI version of their seminal 2002 LP “You Forgot It in People2. The songs get lost in the haze of personal memory, eulogize individual people, and put relationships under the microscope, but the group still has a unique way of reveling in abstraction: finding relief from the burden of identity and emotional truth in every cliche. It’s a joyously universal kind of homecoming.
The bands first new studio album in nearly a decade, “Remember The Humans” reunites beloved Toronto collective Broken Social Scene with producer David Newfeld, who helmed their 2002 breakthrough “You Forgot It In People” (2002) and their self-titled 2005 album.
Across the 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 ’n’ roll. 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.
released May 8th, 2026
Produced and mixed by David Newfeld
Recorded by David Newfeld, Charles Spearin and Nyles Spencer
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