Arcade Fire have streamed their new single, Reflektor – the first piece off their upcoming fourth studio LP, featuring vocals from David Bowie. But wait – there’s more! The song premier was immediately followed by the premiere of two music videos for the song. Pretty interesting stuff, you don’t really see two videos for the same song… but then again, there’s probably a reason why you don’t. The first video you’ve probably already seen it…
Last week we found out that it was indeed Arcade Fire which was behind the graffiti, videos, and Instagram account advertising Reflektor and the date September 9th at 9pm. While we’re still not sure if Reflektor is the name of the album, the single, both or something entirely different, one thing’s for sure: a new song will be premiered on the 9th. The news was confirmed over the weekend by Richard Kingsmill, the music director…
Oh man I’m so anxious to get my hands on the new Arcade Fire album! It feels like it’s been a decade since their past work, doesn’t it? Drummer Jeremy Gara has given an update on the progress. Now we’re in the studio pretty much full-time just doing what we do. And we kind of shut the door. We haven’t really gone out and done anything in over a year now. We haven’t done photos…
Although far from being a Mr., Norway’s Monica Birkenes is one of the most impressive electro artists I’ve sampled in a while, and if you’re just about to contradict me, just hit play below and listen to her cover of Arcade Fire’s Suburbs. Click on the small around in the right of the souncloud player to download. The beats a darn killer, a nice 2-step dubstep instrumental overlayed by Monica’s haunting vocals, which in the…
I think I’ve probably stumbled upon YouTube’s greatest gem yet, where today the entire hour and a half splendid Arcade Fire concert from last year’s Madison Square Garden performance (8/5/2010) was released. The full length re-broadcast is part of the UNSTAGED series and was directed by legendary film director Terry Gillam. I recommend you make yourself comfortable, joined by someone dear to you, and watch this right away. Yes, it’s very good!
Album name: The Suburbs Artist name: Arcade Fire Genre: Indie Rock Released: August 2, 2010 Label: Merge/Mercury ZME Rating: 9/10 Website: arcadefire.com A tremendous amount of hype has surrounded Arcade Fire since they released their self-titled EP back in 2004. By fusing bits of the Polyphonic Spree and Talking Heads and interweaving the more jaunty songs from Pavement’s back collection, Arcade Fire has been able to create a rather interesting, albeit exciting sound that jumps…
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Arcade Fire’s much anticipated third full length, “The Suburbs”, is due for official release tomorrow, so don’t just sit there, order! I’ve managed to stream the album at least a dozen times by now, and I can honestly all the hype the band attracted on blogs and reviews is more than justified. The Suburbs has moments where it’s as intense as Funeral or as uplifting as Neon Bible, but at another level – not necessarily…
Arcade Fire’s third full length studio album, “Suburbs”, is just a few weeks away from its release, as such we’ve been granted to sample the whole album in snippets, 30 seconds for each of the 16 tracks to be more exact. You can stream the Suburbs preview on the player right below, while an awesome collage of the eight Suburbs covers can be found at the Arcade Fire website. (I’m not very sure which of…
This post is part of our “Top Albums of The Decade” series. Follow the series to read about the best music to grace our ears in the 2000s. Bat for Lashes – Fur & Gold (Parlophone/The Echo Label) Captivating and mystic, Natasha Khan’s bristling debut “Fur & Gold” is like a never-ending fairytale crossed with the gripping, heart breaking reality. The whole album is wrapped around this aura that you wont be able to unravel…
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