Broken Social Scene Remember The Humans

Critic's Take

Broken Social Scene's Remember The Humans often feels like communal uplift rendered in miniature and vast sweep, and the best songs prove that paradox. “Parking Lot Dreams” is the twinkly closing centerpiece that feels absolutely enormous even when hardly anything is happening, and “Not Around Anymore” acts as a full-on bear hug, Newfeld's production making drums and voices pogo with giddy warmth. The mid-tempo “Only The Good I Keep” is a warm bath with subtly bizarre presentation, while “Relief” hits like a pure release of pent-up angst. In short, the best tracks on Remember The Humans land because they marry sparse emotional clarity with maximalist, microscopic sonic drama.

Key Points

• The best song, "Parking Lot Dreams," is best because it feels enormous while using sparse, intimate arrangements.

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Critic's Take

Broken Social Scene return with Remember The Humans, an album whose first blush is sheer momentum and communal joy, and the best songs prove it. The opener, “Not Around Anymore”, pulses with pent-up energy and reassures that passing time is okay, setting the tone for standout moments. Lisa Lobsinger absolutely drives the incredible “Relief”, a track that showcases the record's layered textures and symphonic pleasures. Justin Peroff's drumming propels “The Call” into one of the album's most churning highlights, and Feist's touch on “What Happens Now” registers as one of the loveliest turns here. This is an excellent Broken Social Scene record, one of their best, because the band sounds hungry again and the communal interplay makes the best tracks soar.

Key Points

• The opener “Not Around Anymore” is best for its pulsing energy and triumphant reassurance.
• The album's core strengths are communal interplay, textured arrangements, and revived hunger.

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Critic's Take

On Broken Social Scene's Remember The Humans the best songs show the band balancing memory and mischief, and tracks like “Only The Good I Keep”, “Relief” and “This Briefest Kiss” stand out. Will Yarbrough's prose is affectionate and precise, noting how Hannah Georgas "steals the spotlight" on “Only The Good I Keep” and how Lisa Lobsinger's nervous charm gives “Relief” necessary spark. He highlights the album's spontaneity and instrumental flourishes - flutes, trumpet and sax that make “This Briefest Kiss” luxuriate in smoky jazz. The result is not a return to past glories but a welcome, memorable reminder of why Broken Social Scene endears itself to listeners.

Key Points

• Hannah Georgas's vocal turn on "Only The Good I Keep" is the album's clearest standout.
• The album's strengths lie in its spontaneous arrangements and rich instrumentation rather than nostalgia.

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Critic's Take

Broken Social Scene return on Remember the Humans with a buoyant, communal energy that leans into reconnection and grief in equal measure. Tom Taylor praises the anthemic opener, calling “Not Around Anymore” the album high point, and he frames that track as emblematic of the record's hopeful horns and joyful get-together feel. The review highlights recurring crowded compositions and gathering tempos that sometimes mute momentum, but insists the band retain a knack for emotional weight in lilting melodies. For readers asking about the best songs on Remember the Humans, “Not Around Anymore” is presented as the standout, the track that best captures the album's strengths and shortcomings.

Key Points

• The album's best song is “Not Around Anymore” because the reviewer calls it the anthemic opener and the record's high point.
• Remember The Humans' core strengths are its hopeful horns, communal ensemble sound, and emotional weight in its melodies.

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