Arcade Fire: Incendiary Brilliance
- Author: Rae Alexandra
- Posted on: Wednesday August 4, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- Filed under: arcade fire, the suburbs, black mirror, merge records, you tube, terry gilliam, madison square garden, music
We knew this week was going to be awesome before it even happened. "How?" you ask. Well, we knew Arcade Fire were releasing their much-anticipated third album The Suburbs on August 3rd, and we just knew it was going to be one of the greatest and most distinctive records of the year. Guess what, people? It is. And you can hear the entire thing for free, right now, via the wondrous NPR. Click here.
Check out the darkly delicious video for gorgeously eerie first single, "Black Mirror":
And just to make this week even more special, the ground-breaking Canadian sextet are going to be broadcasting one of their concerts live and as it happens, via YouTube tomorrow, Thursday, August 5th, at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT. The footage from their second consecutive night at Madison Square Garden will be directed by writer, director and ex-Monty Python cast member Terry Gilliam, so be sure to tune in. We absolutely cannot wait.
The Suburbs is available through Merge Records, right freakin' now.
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“ that black is real impressive... and the song feels brilliant! and today is really a special day, it is the birthday of my father:) ”
