BRKN LOVE - Program [LP]

Exuding bravado, mystique, and a whole lot of heart, BRKN Love churn out the kind of rock 'n' roll that makes you feel a little freer. Led by vocalist and guitarist Justin Benlolo, the band emerged with their self-titled debut in 2020 and quietly generated over a quarter-of-a-billion streams. They notched a Top 15 entry on Active Rock radio with "Shot Down," while their cover of "River" by Bishop Briggs inspired over 2 billion views on TikTok and piled up 28 million Spotify streams. 2022's Black Box only maintained this momentum as "Like A Drug" notched north of 8.5 million Spotify streams, made waves at Active Rock, and emerged as their third Top 5 at Canadian radio. Their third full-length LP The Program began in 2023 as an impromptu trip to visit a friend in Charleston, SC. What Justin initially planned as a weekend in town, turned into nine weeks, and he returned to Toronto with the bulk of the album's material. The vision had already crystallized before he left for Los Angeles, where he recorded with longtime producer Anton DeLost (Cleopatrick, The Warning, State Champs, Dead Poet Society). These friends and a variety of other characters he met ultimately inspired the concept at the heart of The Program. The album title itself references the name of the text group for his new friends, embedding the experience and the city in the fabric of the music.