Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara, and Sarah Neufeld. The band came to prominence in 2004 with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Funeral.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Pack your bags guys ’cause you’re going to Paris! We’ve got a double full three day pass for one lucky ZME reader and his guest for this year’s Rock en Seine festival, one of the most impressive summer fests in Europe. This year during the August 27-29 weekend Paris will host such bands as Blink [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This weekend, Arcade Fire played their first gig in three years at the Notman House in Montreal, Quebec, where they played 12 songs, out of which 8 were brand new off the new upcoming album. The gig was actually some sort of private showing limited to a 75 strong crowd – an interesting warm-up for [...]
I’ve been waiting for some tangible new Arcade Fire ever since I found out the band is supposed to release a new LP late this year. After samples of it where found in a Glassgow vinyl store, earlier today the new double a-side 12″Arcade Fire single, titled “The Suburbs/Month of May”, got played by Radio [...]
Thu, Oct 25, 2012
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