{"product_id":"remember_the_humans","title":"Remember The Humans","description":"\u003cp\u003eRemember The Humans is the sixth studio album by Toronto indie rock collective Broken Social Scene, released on May 8, 2026 through Arts \u0026amp; Crafts (City Slang in Europe). It marks the band's first new album of original material in nearly nine years, following 2017's Hug of Thunder, and represents a significant reunion: the record brings back producer David Newfeld, who had shaped the group's sound on their landmark You Forgot It in People (2002) and self-titled 2005 album but had not worked with them in over two decades. The recording process was shadowed by grief — both co-founder Kevin Drew and Newfeld lost their mothers in close succession during sessions — and that shared loss permeates the album's emotional core. As bassist Brendan Spearin noted, \"there's 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.\" The 12-track, 49-minute record features contributions from vocalist Hannah Georgas, former touring member Lisa Lobsinger, and Leslie Feist — who takes the lead on the resurrected Hug of Thunder outtake \"What Happens Now\" — alongside current vocalist Jill Harris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonically, as the Arts \u0026amp; Crafts label description puts it, 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.\" The album opens with \"Not Around Anymore,\" a horn-and-flute-laden meditation on loss and displacement, and moves through the energetic electro-indie burst of \"The Call,\" the six-minute jazz-inflected chamber piece \"This Briefest Kiss,\" and the cacophonous coming-of-age anthem \"Hey Amanda,\" before arriving at the minimalist devastation of closer \"Parking Lot Dreams,\" which Apple Music described as capable of making \"any of your past\/present\/future romances feel mythical in your mind.\" Narc Magazine called it \"vital, cathartic and celebratory,\" while German Rolling Stone described it as \"a polyphonic, pompously-filigree orchestrated masterpiece full of surprising tonal colours and layers of meaning\" and a strong contender for year-end lists. The album is being supported by the North American \"All the Feelings\" co-headlining tour with fellow Toronto indie luminaries Metric and Stars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Album","offer_id":53619999703354,"sku":"38406","price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Indie Excl. Clear \u0026 White Vinyl","offer_id":53619999736122,"sku":"38407","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album","offer_id":53619999768890,"sku":"38408","price":38.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-17_at_6.58.31_PM.jpeg?v=1781737332","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/remember_the_humans","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}