Arcade Fire - We (May 6,2022) Album • Page 17

Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry & Rebecca Foon Improvise ‘First Sounds’—An Album 25 Years in the Making | Strings Magazine
Unless it's something else looks like no Win

 

Apparently they released a new song/music video on an app called Circle of Trust? I know Win is canceled but still…incredibly strange rollout

 

I saw this too and had the same thought…but I guess a download count could also be a barometer for them in measuring the public’s acceptance of their return

 

Circle of trust? You broke our trust by creeping on your fans dude, fuck off

 

I feel like the cancelation never fully took, but I'm also not a follower of the band, so I may not be reading correctly. They played SNL 50, right?

 

They did but I feel like it flew under the radar. It feels like every major music publication doesn’t know where public opinion is gonna be on this band going forward and are very tepidly dipping their toes in ok coverage of them.

 

Kinda stopped following this band after We bc I haven’t been overly impressed with an album of theirs since the Suburbs. I wasn’t aware of these allegations. Kind of under the radar news maybe? I dunno.

 

At least his wife is still with him? I guess.

 

I like the new album, 3 of the songs are Vangelis style instrumentals which is a weird choice, but the actual songs are all pretty good, other than the last track which could have been half as long, as its very repetitive. The album is pretty laidback overall and its already my favorite thing they've put out since the suburbs.

 

Huh, lol

anyway, had no idea this was coming out until earlier today. i have zero interest in listening but i’m happy that for whatever reason the allegations actually seemed to have an effect in how this band is covered; every review i skimmed through this morning mentioned it, and this is the first arcade fire release i can remember that wasn’t treated like a big deal

 

easy now, i didnt buy the record or a ticket to the show. Still interested in how a band I always liked sounds.

 

Oh no worries, I just chuckled when I saw the post and noticed you were viewing the accountability thread

 

Yea I just can’t bring myself to listen. Meh.

 

A part of me feels the pull to check it out, but then I remember that I kind of hate everything they've done since The Suburbs anyway.

 

Yeah I mean I listened to the single when it came out out of pure curiosity and it was fucking awful. I’m good.

 

I listened to it this morning. Very forgettable. Three of the ten tracks are interludes, so it’s only seven actual songs and all of them are boring low-energy slogs.

Setting aside the allegations (not saying anyone should do that) it’s further evidence that this band has been out of ideas for over a decade now.

 

Yeah this album is just a total drag. The full band is only credited on 3 songs, it’s barely a real band anymore and it shows.

 

It is not good.

 

I’m always gonna have a soft spot for my mid 2000s indie-crossover type bands. (these guys, the Strokes, KOL, Death Cab, Killers, Shins, etc…) Like, their new albums always get instantly added, but I know it’s possible they’re a shell of themselves at this point and they’ll drop a stinker. Feels like Arcade Fire is on a run of stinker albums though.