Plays on LTZ: 6 across 6 shows (2023-04-20, 2025-02-06, 2025-06-11, 2026-02-05, 2026-03-19, 2026-04-23)
The Call — researched 2026-09-11
Not Around Anymore — played 2026-02-05
From Remember The Humans (2026), released on Arts & Crafts. During the recording sessions, both Kevin Drew and producer David Newfeld lost their mothers. The album was named in the aftermath of that.
Broken Social Scene are a Toronto collective — a rotating cast built around Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, with a membership that has included Feist, Emily Haines of Metric, and Amy Millan of Stars. They have released albums intermittently since 2001. You Forgot It in People (2002) remains one of the most acclaimed Canadian indie records made.
Opens the second segment. The story behind the record earns its place near the front of the show.
Played: 2026-02-05 (new release)
Their first new record in a decade. Lovers Spit is truly part of the zeitgeist by now, and I am phenomenally excited for their return. All the way from Toronto, and releasing on City Slang in the UK, and Arts and Crafts in the USA, this is Broken Social Scene with Not Around Anymore.
Played: 2026-03-19
Track 9 from Remember the Humans, the band's first studio album in nine years, due 8 May 2026 on Arts & Crafts / City Slang; released as the second single 12 March 2026. Reunites the Toronto collective with producer David Newfeld, who also produced You Forgot It in People (2002) and their self-titled album (2005). Both Newfeld and co-founder Kevin Drew lost their mothers during the recording sessions. Features contributions from Feist, Lisa Lobsinger, and Hannah Georgas. The band described the song as being 'about being yourself, and how people will always question that.' The album announcement coincided with news of a joint summer tour with Metric and Stars, three Canadian artists with deep shared histories dating to the early 2000s.