Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 pre-order and get 2 tracks now - interesting idea http://www.arcadefire.com/the-suburbs/ updated with tracklisting: 01 The Suburbs 02 Ready to Start 03 Modern Man 04 Rococo 05 Empty Room 06 City With No Children 07 Half Light I 08 Half Light II (No Celebration) 09 Suburban War 10 Month of May 11 Wasted Hours 12 Deep Blue 13 We Used to Wait 14 Sprawl I (Flatland) 15 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) 16 The Suburbs (Continued) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 hhm i was going to preorder but the shipping is $5 and the popup isnt https (it may be not worth the risk amitright?) so... guess i'll pick it up locally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Mmm I wonder how this one will sound? First one was a classic. Second one was rather forgettable and bit bland, though No Cars Go hit all the right spots. I will be paying attention.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Here's the 2 new tracks http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/05/26/mp3-arcade-fire-the-suburbsmonth-of-may/ On first spin via shitty computer speakers they sound good. The second track esp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 the first 2 tracks are out there for listening. radio rips at least but probably proper mp3 now. the single and title track is quite poppy. a happy piano sound. a little falsetto. neon bible was quite dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 month of may is very different for them. reminds me of adam ant or something. can't place it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Watched them live at Reading festival in a small(ish!) tent, it might of been the first time they played the UK? Not sure. But it was after the first album and the place was rammed. Got to say they tore the place apart, one of the best live performances I have seen. Yet they seem to get bad reviews for gigs whenever I read about them in the press? Good band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 That was the third one dude, and it wasn't forgettable. No Cars go is better on their first album anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 That was the third one dude, and it wasn't forgettable. No Cars go is better on their first album anyway. I stand corrected LoL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 That was the third one dude, and it wasn't forgettable. No Cars go is better on their first album anyway. this is basically their heat/night argument. lets not get into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 god those new tracks sound crap. shame really, Funeral is a fantastic album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureimage Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Yeah I'm not sure what to think... definitely not what I was expecting. It'll probably work well as an album though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Month of May sounds like Status Quo. The Suburbs sounds like The Thrills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 on a few listens. the suburbs is a great single. month of may sounds like a b-side. not so keen on it. suburbs i really like. very poppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 love the surburbs single. played it way too much the other songs that just got played on radio i didnt care that much for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 bump! i had no idea this was coming, let alone that it'd been out for a week. watmm, you are slacking. gonna listen to it shortly. The album has received positive reviews from critics. Writing for the BBC, Mike Diver wrote, "The Suburbs is [Arcade Fire's] most thrillingly engrossing chapter yet; a complex, captivating work that, several cycles down the line, retains the magic and mystery of that first tentative encounter." Referring to the critically acclaimed 1997 Radiohead album, Diver went on to say, "You could call it their OK Computer. But it’s arguably better than that." Rob Sheffield, in Rolling Stone, awarded the album four out of five stars and described The Suburbs as "their fantastic third album". Having awarded the album four and a half stars out of five, David Marchese's review in Spin describes the album as, "Radiant with apocalyptic tension and grasping to sustain real bonds, [it] extends hungrily outward, recalling the dystopic miasma of William Gibson's sci-fi novels and Sonic Youth's guitar odysseys. Desperate to elude its own corrosive dread, it keeps moving, asking, looking, and making the promise that hope isn't just another spiritual cul-de-sac." NME's reviewer, Emily Mackay, awarded the album a score of 9 out of 10 and said, "They've judged their moment perfectly, and this deserves to be their 'Automatic for the People'; an album that combines mass accessibility with much greater ambition. Pretty much perfect, in other words – and despite their best efforts, listening to it feels just like coming home." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 it leaked a week ago but is it out out yet? to buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 it's officially out in stores as of today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 i love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halisray Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I LOVE ARCADE FIRE - ALL THREE ALBUMS ARE PURE FUCKING GEMS MONTREAL REPRESENT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 their debut ep is better than their 3 previous releases Old No cars go > New no cars go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 last 3 tracks are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 On metacritic the album is getting rave reviews from critics and punters alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blakeboogie Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 This is really good, more mainstream that previous records. First two tracks are my favourites on first listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy marathe Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Radiant with apocalyptic tension and grasping to sustain real bonds, [it] extends hungrily outward, recalling the dystopic miasma of William Gibson's sci-fi novels and Sonic Youth's guitar odysseys. Desperate to elude its own corrosive dread, it keeps moving, asking, looking, and making the promise that hope isn't just another spiritual cul-de-sac. jesus fucking christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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