Arcade Fire

[EmmaLouiseSmyth]

The long album is kind of terrifying me. I loved the suburbs, but the length kind of ruined it as an album for me. It was just a few songs too long. I just hope the fact it's a two sided album will help to break it up a bit.

[Guest LiquidSky]

they are on right now

[w1ll1am7]

the entire performance was awesome, particularly all the special guest cameos such as Bono, Michael Cera and Ben Stiller, James Franco - the list goes on...

 

based off of how the songs sounded I think Reflektor will be one hell of a record!

[aschall]

Here Comes the Night was really good. Normal Person was brilliant. Reflektor will be amazing.

[jackparker]

All 4 new songs are mindblowing to be honest.

 

Here Comes the Night Time is just so happy and carefree and it's just perfect, and when it gets fast I just want to jump around my room!

 

Normal Person is cool rock, with an epic piano/guitar line and the lyrics are pretty clever.

 

Afterlife has that same chill, Caribbean vibe to it. Love it.

 

And the bassline to We Exist is funky, groovy (and obviously reminiscent of Billie Jean) and the na-na-na's are epic.

[The Final Track]

Where can someone not in the states hear/see this?

[Alien Radio]

Where can someone not in the states hear/see this?

 

Videos from SNL:

http://vk.com/arcadefire?w=wall-19806309_1718%2Fall

 

Recordings of new songs:

http://vk.com/arcadefire?w=wall-19806309_1705%2Fall

[Jack Bauer]

How did they get Bono to do a non-speaking 5 second bit? I don't think Bono's ever done a non-speaking anything.

[VIVA.42]

for anyone who missed this gem of a special

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fFAKrIntzY]Arcade Fire - Here Comes the Night Time - YouTube[/ame]

[Tash]

I only listened to the songs once but I'm not liking it so far : (

[Alien Radio]

Normal Person, holy shiieeet

[VIVA.42]

here comes the night time is an amazing song

[aschall]

I only listened to the songs once but I'm not liking it so far : (

 

sad face.

 

Don't worry! It will grow on you!!!!!! hopefully.

[the_escapist]

Afterlife is one of the best songs I have heard in my life! Can't wait for the album version! AMAZING!

[Jack Bauer]

They got tommy haverford :lol:

[Italian Plastic]

jesus christ

[aschall]

If ya wanna be righteous

Yeah if ya wanna be righteous

Stand in line

 

HERE COMES THE NIGHT TIME.

[Alien Radio]

An interesting article about the album:

http://www.spin.com/articles/arcade-fire-reflektor-review-first-listen/

[WeddingDom]

A bad review: http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arcade-fire-reflektor

 

‘It’s Never Over’ is this band’s best TV On The Radio impression, and ‘Porno’ almost goes G-funk: a pleasant surprise. But undercooked electronics, impotent rhetoric, too-familiar crescendo-ing structures and an overall feeling that this needs further post-production attention render ‘Reflektor’ an entirely substandard album.

[aschall]

Review #3: [4/5]

 

http://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/album/1021320/the-arcade-fire-reflektor/

 

"The juggernauting anthemia that has become their signature is upscaled for Reflektor, a wider-than-widescreen, 70-minute, two-disc odyssey."

[Jack Bauer]

I think "Supersymmetry" needs to be a collaboration with Muse

[aschall]

I think "Supersymmetry" needs to be a collaboration with Muse

 

:|

[Alien Radio]

A bad review: http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arcade-fire-reflektor

 

They also gave the new Kings of Leon album 9/10

 

I think "Supersymmetry" needs to be a collaboration with Muse

 

Stop

[aschall]

So far I like the new songs in this order:

 

1) Here Comes the Night Time

2) Normal Person

3) Reflektor

4) Afterlife

5) We Exist

[Alien Radio]

I love all of them, but this is how I'd rank them:

 

1) Normal Person

2) We Exist

3) Reflektor

4) Afterlife

5) Here Comes the Night Time