Arcade Fire - Mega Superthread. All gig/new album discussion.

UsedToWait

Arcade Fire are working with James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) on tracks for the new album...

Fan reports from a secret gig reported the new songs are 'fun, dancey and groovy'

Woo-hoo!

pb2

slightly off topic but does someone know the meaning of the artwork on the cover of funeral?

mosstin

....according to Stereogum. Wildly different to mine. What's yours?

10. 'Month Of May'
9. 'Half Light II (No Celebration)'
8. 'No Cars Go' ('Neon Bible' version)
7. 'Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)'
6. 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)'
5. 'Empty Room'
4. 'Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)'
3. 'Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)'
2. 'Keep The Car Running'
1. 'Rebellion (Lies)'

macysdayparade

mosstin wrote: »

....according to Stereogum. Wildly different to mine. What's yours?

10. 'Month Of May'
9. 'Half Light II (No Celebration)'
8. 'No Cars Go' ('Neon Bible' version)
7. 'Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)'
6. 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)'
5. 'Empty Room'
4. 'Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)'
3. 'Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)'
2. 'Keep The Car Running'
1. 'Rebellion (Lies)'

10. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
9. The Well and the Lighthouse
8. Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)
7. Wasted Hours
6. Haiti
5. Modern Man
4. Rebellion (Lies)
3. Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)
2. Intervention
1. The Suburbs

jill_valentine

10. Deep Blue.
9. Ocean of Noise.
8. Sprawl II.
7. No Cars Go.
6. Power Out.
5. Antichrist Television Blues.
4. Haiti.
3. Rebellion.
2. Laika.
1. Tunnels.

For me, at least. I feel bad for leaving out something as huge as Wake Up, but I think that's more fun live than it is to actually sit and listen to. Either that, or I've heard it so many times I've made myself deaf to it or something.

roll

mosstin wrote: »

....according to Stereogum. Wildly different to mine. What's yours?

10. 'Month Of May'
9. 'Half Light II (No Celebration)'
8. 'No Cars Go' ('Neon Bible' version)
7. 'Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)'
6. 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)'
5. 'Empty Room'
4. 'Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)'
3. 'Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)'
2. 'Keep The Car Running'
1. 'Rebellion (Lies)'

no intervention??!!!:eek:

SilverScreen

Threads merged

mosstin

roll wrote: »

no intervention??!!!:eek:

No. Why? I ****ing hate it.

mosstin

jill_valentine wrote: »

10. Deep Blue.
9. Ocean of Noise.
8. Sprawl II.
7. No Cars Go.
6. Power Out.
5. Antichrist Television Blues.
4. Haiti.
3. Rebellion.
2. Laika.
1. Tunnels.

For me, at least. I feel bad for leaving out something as huge as Wake Up, but I think that's more fun live than it is to actually sit and listen to. Either that, or I've heard it so many times I've made myself deaf to it or something.

I don't. Once U2 adopted it as their official 'anthem' it died a little for me.

Ormus

10. Half Light II
9. City with no Children
8. Alexander
7. Rebellion
6. The Suburbs
5. Lenin
4. Modern Man
3. Rococo
2. Intervention
1. Sprawl II

RikkFlair

1 - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
2 - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
3 - Ready To Start
4 - Keep The Car Running
5 - Rebellion (Lies)
6 - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
7 - Haiti
8 - The Suburbs
9 - Windowsill
10 - Month of May

Colm!

jill_valentine wrote: »

10. Deep Blue.
9. Ocean of Noise.
8. Sprawl II.
7. No Cars Go.
6. Power Out.
5. Antichrist Television Blues.
4. Haiti.
3. Rebellion.
2. Laika.
1. Tunnels.

Almost exactly this, but I'd swap out Antichrist Television Blues for Ready To Start.

Cosmicfox

10.Ready to start
9.Laika
8.Rebellion
7.windowsill
6.antichrist television blues
5.month of may
4.keep the car running
3.no cars go
2.my body is cage
1.Intervention

I'm curious to see the new baby

SilverScreen

Get your diaries out...

Arcade Fire to release new album on October 29th

Basq

SilverScreen wrote: »

Get your diaries out...

Arcade Fire to release new album on October 29th

Think this probably covers my excitement..



Definitely seeing them for the next tour, as missed them on The Suburbs tour because they cancelled the Lisbon gig due to the NATO Summit!

spodoinkle

Sprawl II gives me goosebumps just thinking about it, I have them now!!!!!

breakfasttime

40 second preview clip of "Games Without Frontiers" for a Peter Gabriel covers compilation.

http://soundcloud.com/arcadefiretube/arcade-fire-games-without

8-10

SilverScreen wrote: »

Get your diaries out...

Arcade Fire to release new album on October 29th

FYI release date in Ireland will be Oct 25th.

Possible title....Reflektor....

dinneenp

Reflektor street art popping up:

http://pitchfork.com/news/51508-arcade-fires-new-album-titled-reflektor/

Battleflag

new song reveal on the 9th? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i2wp3GkNrg

Smiley Laura

All this big reveal lark is terribly exciting, absolutely dying for 9/9.

dinneenp

Smiley Laura wrote: »

All this big reveal lark is terribly exciting, absolutely dying for 9/9.

Would be studiously amazing if they played Dublin brute the year is out.
Always an amazing gig.
Last time I had a great list night in town afterwards till 4am, got up to get the 7 30 train back to Galway and put in a full days work.

seachto7

A shoe in for Electric Picnic surely?

breakfasttime

seachto7 wrote: »

A shoe in for Electric Picnic surely?

I don't think so to be honest. I'd imagine they'd do something along the lines of a solo phoenix park gig, get to choose their own day line up - similar to the park hyde park gig they did. Either way wherever they play I'm there.

ShoulderChip

Album is out on the 9th is it?

Basq

ShoulderChip wrote: »

Album is out on the 9th is it?

No, album is October.

First play of the new single is presumably the 9th.

dinneenp

Basq wrote: »

No, album is October.

First play of the new single is presumably the 9th.

Or full details of album etc.
The 9th is a Monday, best day to publicise, if done on a Fri would get a bit lost over the weekend with other news

Basq

dinneenp wrote: »

Or full details of album etc.
The 9th is a Monday, best day to publicise, if done on a Fri would get a bit lost over the weekend with other news

^ Confirmed to be a new single / music video by NME just under an hour ago!

Arcade Fire will be premiering their new track 'Reflektor' on Monday of next week.

Director Anton Corbijn told The Daily Beast that the band will be unveiling the video for the song on the evening of September 9, saying: "I'm working on a really great song at the moment: Arcade Fire's new single. The song is called 'Reflektor' and you'll be able to see it Monday evening."

positivenote

have we seen this http://www.thereflektors.com/9pm99/
to cryptic for me but happy days nonetheless

and this...
http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/09/the-artwork-for-arcade-fires-new-single-reflektor-is-here-and-its-great/

S.M.B.

positivenote wrote: »

have we seen this http://www.thereflektors.com/9pm99/
to cryptic for me but happy days nonetheless

some instore record shop hullabaloo i'd imagine

breakfasttime

The single will be available in tower records dublin on 9/9/ 9pm as far as I'm aware.

Woden

More rumours: http://dalstonist.co.uk/there-might-be-a-secret-arcade-fire-gig-happening-in-dalston/

iMuse

Listen to the new single here

Is that David Bowie?

unkymo

iMuse wrote: »

Listen to the new single here

Is that David Bowie?

That is fantastic, can't wait for the album!

I'm pretty sure thats Bowie halfway through the song.

breakfasttime

And I thought Sprawl II was a curve ball.

mosstin

Hmmmmm......

keith_d99

Think that first link is gone now

Here is another

Sounds great!!
Liking the James Murphy influence!

RikkFlair

LCD Soundsystem featuring Win Butler :pac:

Love it, it's like a darker Sprawl ii.

SilverScreen

I quite like that new song actually. Yes it does remind me of Sprawl II only darker and funkier with a hint of LCD Soundsystem in there courtesy of James Murphy's production. If it's any indication of what the rest of the album is going to be like it's going to be a departure from their previous material and something a bit different.

mosstin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E0fVfectDo

mosstin

Listening back to the track now, it's got James Murphy's grubby paws all over it which isn't a bad thing but I think there's a really brilliant 4 minute song hidden in there.

johnny_ultimate

Love the song, the last two minutes are incredible. Pretty neat video from Mr. Corbijn too.

ShoulderChip

It makes me sad for how much I would have been excited about it three or four years ago, growing up sucks

Zaph

Really don't like that at all. Hopefully it's not an indication of what the rest of the album will be like.

Colm!

Loved it and preordered the album. Not one bit sorry.

red face dave

Really like it. Great start to the new album. Cant wait until October

mosstin

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Love the song, the last two minutes are incredible. Pretty neat video from Mr. Corbijn too.

Macnas will sue.

positivenote

have to say I love it, can imagine the gigs being unbelievable ... as always, but with the murphy influence they could be brilliant in a different way to previous.

nervous_twitch

This is really fu(king great.

Corholio

I'm a fan of Murphy as much as the next guy but that is quite underwhelming. It sounds like something he'd do as a demo for one of his tracks and the vocals don't do much for me either. Not a fan of it at all.