Nearly two years ago, the Montreal, Quebec indie rock band Arcade Fire released the phenomenal album Neon Bible and began to top charts internationally as well as collect awards and accolades in their honor. February 2008 marked the end of the Neon Bible tour (a total of 122 shows, 33 festivals, and 75 cities), and the start of new endeavors such as Obama campaign shows, live footage concert DVDs, and their next album.

Without missing a beat or straying far from their signature sound, Arcade Fire released their latest album, The Suburbs, on August 3rd off of Merge Records. The album is rich with maturity and emotion, which is exactly what you want to hear if you are familiar with the 7-member, eclectically styled band. Reviews have ranged, critics have taken apart almost every track, and one has even compared the album to William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience”. But for all the Arcade Fire fans out there, The Suburbs is like a new chapter in your favorite book. Though you know what to expect, there are still surprises along the way.

Check out what critics have been saying about Arcade Fire’s latest album:

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There’s no doubt that YouTube will continue to give us endless hours of entertainment (no matter how much nonsense it can all be), but bands such as Arcade Fire are taking advantage of this free medium for their fans. In the past few years, streaming live events have been have become quite easy with the right equipment whether it’s a heavy duty camera or just a laptop. We’ve seen numerous festivals such as Bonnaroo and Pitchfork Festival reach out to fans around the world with free performances. The National even streamed one of their shows at the famous Madison Square Garden on YouTube and you guessed it – Arcade Fire is following suit.

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It’s here! Arcade Fire has finally given us the track listing to their upcoming album, The Suburbs. We’ve heard the good news about the release dates (August 2 in the UK, August 3 in the US) but looking at the list of songs below, it looks like we get one one of their longest albums yet! We’re not sure exactly how long each song is, but there are 16 altogether and it looks like there are two acts to some songs with a “part I” and a “part II. Take a look below!

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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.

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