Arcade Fire

Editor's Review:

On their debut album, Montreal's The Arcade Fire utilize a variety of instruments. From the rock standard Rickenbacker and Telecaster guitars to the atypical harp and recorder, the band creates diverse music that plays host to Win Butler's lyrics, laden with imagery and delivered with howling-into-the-wind vocals. On "Neighborhood #2 (Laika)" they tell the story of a troublesome older brother who is made to drink his own tears. After a mid-song string interlude, Régine Chassagne provides background vocals. Her shouted singing boosts the energy of the song propelling it to its conclusion, wherein Butler sings "When daddy comes home you always start a fight / so the neighbors can dance in the police disco lights." With a Funeral this compelling, I can't wait for the wake.
- Connell Burton McDaniel
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Record Label Merge Records Released February 2005

Tracks Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) Neighborhood #2 (Laika) Une Anne Sans Lumiere Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) Crown Of Love Wake Up Haiti Rebellion (Lies) In The Backseat

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