There’s been a flurry of Arcade Fire news over the past 24 hours – not only were two new tunes released yesterday (the swaggering sting of “The Suburbs” and the jaunty “Month of May”), but today the band’s highly anticipated third album was given a name, an album cover, and a release date.
Arcade Fire and their team have come up with some clever ideas on how to create the buzz around them since it’s been three years since the release of Neon Bible. Last week, they sent a postcard to the internet sharing the news of a single coming our way pretty soon. Does soon mean June 1?
Nothing is set in stone yet even though Amazon listed the 12″ on their site (but then removed it.) Here’s what is definite though: “The Suburbs” is indeed the first single off of the upcoming album and it’ll be released as a 12″ with “Month of May” as its B-side.
As the Arcade Fire slowly but surely work their way back onto the music scene, the band has issued a hand-written postcard message on their official website revealing that they are planning on releasing a new, 12-inch single in the next couple of weeks.
The group’s next album (might be titled The Suburbs) is possibly due for a June 1 release. But probably not. But maybe!
If there is one thing the internet is good for, it’s ceaseless, rampant, and unfounded speculation about the upcoming activities of our favorite musicians, actors, directors, etc. And so today is no different, giving the skinny-jeans set of internet hounds reason to, if not celebrate, than to at least ratchet up their anticipation to dizzying levels: Pitchfork noted that a banner recently appeared on Arcade Fire’s website reading “Arcade Fire presents ‘The Suburbs’.”
Little Scream isn’t the name of an album. It’s actually the moniker which singer, Laurel Sprengelmeyer, performs under and right now she’s a very lucky girl. If you haven’t heard of Sprenglemyer, you might want double check. Those lovely vocals in the background The National‘s “Bloodbuzz Ohio” must have been heard by almost every music fanatic since High Violet is currently streaming courtesy of the NY Times.
Well, it’s finally here: Chicago festival Lollapalooza has announced it’s 2010 lineup. And, as far as surprises go, they are few and far between —the long rumored Axis of Evil garnered the headlining slots with Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Soundgarden (hey, I loved ‘em back in the day just like everyone else, but come on—you hear the last Chris Cornell record?), while the sub-headliners are far more exciting. Quite honestly, I’d rather see Arcade Fire, The Strokes, and Phoenix (bold choice for Lolla) occupying the top slots with the Axis taking up the undercard, but what can you do.
Other artists appearing in Chicago’s Grant Park over the August 6-8 weekend are…
Reading and Leeds Music Festival 2010 has planned some big things! If you stopped for a second and wondered if this headline was really true, don’t waste your time. All of that is happening on August 27 – 29. The Libertines are actually going to take the stage together again and yes, Axl Rose will be performing on the same stage as the beloved and melodramatic Canadian band, Arcade Fire. Oh yeah, Blink-182 is in there somewhere too.
To all of you big-hearted indie kids out there who have grown tired of endless YouTubing that clip where they play with Springsteen, or growing misty-eyed whenever you see the Where the Wild Things Are trailer, the wait is almost over: Arcade Fire is going back on tour.
Pitchfork reports that the Montreal-based musicians, who have been busy recording their third album, will be hitting the festival circuit this summer. The band is slated to perform at Montreal’s Osheaga Festival which takes place on July 31 through August 1 (along with Pavement, the National and more), and is rumored to be playing the Festival d’été de Québec in Quebec City in mid July.
It’s been a while since Arcade Fire‘s critically acclaimed sophomore album, Neon Bible, and fans of melodramatic unconventional pop orchestrations are demanding they come back. Many are anxiously awaiting new material from the Canadian indie rock band since there have been tons of rumors of the band going back into the studio. It hasn’t been a secret. We knew it was going to happen soon, but most fans are requesting it to happen sooner than later.
A few more confirmations have been made in regards to this speculation, and we’ve got all the details for you below. Get ready you, original hardcore Arcade Fire fans.
