Economical hooks and ironic distance have been supplanted by a return to grandiose multi-part suites and painful sincerity.
Everything Now is by far Arcade Fire’s most upbeat and easily digestible effort to date.
Given the songwriting chops Butler flashes here, there’s no explanation as to why he’s never gotten to sing a single song with Arcade Fire.
All this week we’re predicting the winners in the so-called Big Four categories at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
This year’s crop of Original Score nominees hits all the markers that we’ve come to expect.
If it’s all not quite enough to declare a new golden age, it’s certainly cause to be eager for what lies ahead.
Listen to a playlist of the best singles of the year on YouTube and Spotify.
Reflektor coheres into a sustained meditation on the fragility of human connection.
Cut Copy has shared a new cut from their forthcoming fourth album, Free Your Mind.
Arcade Fire has been more than a little bit coy about their new album, Reflektor.
James Gunn is uninhibited about juxtaposing different tones and styles together in Super.
The album of the year lineup lacks a Social Network to really make the Oscar comparison complete.
The album is another triumph of emotional generosity from the most humane and vital rock group of our generation.
Its sharp thematic focus draws from the difficult emotions surrounding specific events.