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I would describe Frightened Rabbit’s sound as indie rock on drugs. A little indie and maybe a touch of punk and grunge, Frightened Rabbit, clearly had an abundance of fans in the Philadelphia region, as I looked around the floor, and saw many singing along. In spite of it all, I discovered a new music interest. The five-piece Scottish indie rock band, Frightened Rabbit, opened the show, but I only caught a small part of their set. Broken Social Scene ended the 15-song set with “It’s All Gonna Break”, before the three-song encore. The band turned it up on “Almost Crimes” and changed up the arrangement of “Major Label Debut” from a ambling tempo to a fast, upbeat tempo, giving new life to the song. The indie folk track, “Skyline”, was dedicated to late and great Tom Petty following his unexpected death.
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The band’s, perhaps, most popular track, “Sweetest Kill”, earned a roaring round of hollers and applause. It was quite a humbling experience and really got me even more excited about the band. I was taking photographs of the band and Engle looked down at the photographer’s pit, waved, and mouthed ‘thank you’. One of the memorable moments of night was during the first three songs of Broken Social Scene’s performance. New member Ariel Engle delivered an electrifying vocal performance of the band’s “disco” song, “Stay Happy”. Lead vocalist Kevin Drew gave engaging live performances of “Fire Eye’d Boy” and “Texico Bitches” – he jumped off the stage, onto the barricade, and started greeting fans. The crazy time signature of the song “7/4 (Shoreline)” was chaotically brilliant live, while new songs like “Halfway Home” and “Protest Song” brought Hug of Thunder to life. The raging guitars, crazy tempo changes, and rhythm section were intense and satisfying. The instrumentation in the song was just as impactful live as it is recorded. They owned the stage and the crowd during the opening song. The band stormed the stage with a purpose and broke out into one of their popular songs, “KC Accidental”. The crowd varied from kids in their late teens to older adults, but everyone shared a common love for Broken Social Scene. The band includes a group of talented musicians to form sort of a music collective that switches up its members as their schedules allow them to be available. They performed this past Tuesday night at The Fillmore in Philly in support of their latest release, Hug Of Thunder. As for ‘Please Take Me With You’, its shuffling and almost drum 'n' bass-like beat mixed with C86 guitars is a nice change of momentum for the record.After a three-year hiatus from performing, Canadian indie rock band and collective, Broken Social Scene, returned to making music to an excited fan base.
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The spacious ‘Skyline’ draws obvious but also complimentary comparisons to The War On Drugs, while ‘Vanity Pail Kids’ is reminiscent of their Canadian counterparts, Arcade Fire. Resulting in a driving and dense crescendo that features elements of krautrock, ‘Protest Song’ is a rousing listen. This continues with the Emily Haines-led ‘Protest Song’. But was it worth it?įrom 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. And with all fifteen original members returning and the added pressure that this brings, this record sure has enough artistic pedigree behind it. With it being seven years since ‘Forgiveness Rock Record’, the longest period Broken Social Scene have endured between releases, there was bound to be an inevitable apprehension behind ‘Hug Of Thunder’.
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