Broken Social Scene are back with a new album called ‘Remember The Humans’. Check out the lead single ‘Not Around Anymore’ below, as well as details of new live shows.
The forthcoming record will mark the first from the Canadian group in nearly a decade, and reunites the Toronto collective with producer David Newfeld, who helmed their breakthrough ‘You Forgot It In People’ (2002) and self-titled 2005 album.
It is set for release on May 8 via City Slang in the UK and Europe, and via Arts & Crafts in North America. Visit here to pre-order.
For this record, the band share that the timing feels uncannily right, as it touches on themes of feeling overstimulated and overwhelmed by modern life, and yet also having a profound sense of dislocation at the same time.
It features 12 songs on the tracklist, and the first preview of the record is available today (Tuesday February 3) in the form of lead single ‘Not Around Anymore’.
The track takes on a subtly nuanced, yet comforting feeling throughout, with lyrics that centre around the need to take a step back from external pressures, and embrace simple pleasures in life.
“There’s no need to hide here anymore/ there’s no need to try here anymore/ there’s no need to lie here anymore/ ‘cause it’s all gone away/ I guess it’s called the times,” frontman Kevin Drew sings in the nostalgic-leaning opening lines.
Check it out above, alongside a new music video directed by Drew, Jordan D. Allen and Rachel McLean.
The upcoming album, the band share, was shaped by reunion and loss in equal measure, with Drew and Newfeld working together for the first time after nearly 20 years apart, and bonding on a deeper level having both lost their mothers.
“Our moms would have wanted us to do this, and get it right after 20 years of not working together,” Newfeld said, while bandmate Charles Spearin added that there is “a different kind of honesty in this record”.
“We’ve had success, we’ve lost friends, we’ve lost parents, we’re at this ‘what happens next?’ stage in life,” he explained, adding that the production from Newfeld “suits the chaos of our songwriting so well”.
Speaking about the theme of wanting to take a step back from the fast pace and embrace more innate emotions, Drew added: “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.”
Collaborations on the record come from Hannah Georgas, Lisa Lobsinger, and Feist, and you can check out the full tracklist below.
The ‘Remember The Humans’ tracklist is:
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’
As well as announcing their return with new music, Broken Social Scene have also announced news of a new North American tour, which will see them accompanied by Metric and Stars.
Titled the ‘All The Feelings Tour’, they said dates will kick off June 8 in Austin, Texas and will run through to August 7 with a final show planned for their Toronto hometown. Other stops on the run are said to inlcude a gig at The Greek Theatre Los Angeles on June 16, and at Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Paramount on July 30.
Metric is listed as co-headliner, and Stars will be supporting both bands. The band have also said that UK live shows will be announced at a later date. A full list of US shows is set to be confirmed soon.
The tour follows on from the band announcing a North American tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second studio album, ‘You Forgot It In People’ back in 2022.
Before then, Broken Social Scene released a compilation titled ‘Old Dead Young’, which was comprised of B-sides, rarities and outtakes from throughout the band’s career.
Prior to that, their last new music was shared in 2019, with the release of their ‘Let’s Try The After (Vol 1)’ and ‘Let’s Try The After (Vol 2)’ EPs.
