Hug of Thunder is the fifth studio album by Canadian indie rock musical collective Broken Social Scene.

[2] After declaring a hiatus in September 2011, Broken Social Scene performed at the Field Trip Arts & Crafts Music Festival in 2013 and played a few other festivals in 2015, which prompted band members Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Charles Spearin, Justin Peroff, and Andrew Whiteman to discuss recording new material.

"When we're working, we understand that there will be a lot more input, so we leave space in the music as we're writing it," Spearin said.

During sessions for the album, Feist conceived the idea for the title track, her first lead vocal on a Broken Social Scene song since 2006.

"[4] Hug of Thunder received positive reviews from music critics.