Arcade Fire
Neon Bible 2LP vinyl

The Arcade Fire takes its sound to new and exciting places on its slavishly anticipated new album, Neon Bible. The 11-track set was primarily recorded in a church outside the band's Montreal homebase and features contributions from Final Fantasy's Owen Pallett, Calexico's Martin Wenk and Jacob Valenzuela and Wolf Parade's Hadjii Bakara. Named after cult author John Kennedy Toole's first novel, Neon Bible is smart and subtle enough to present itself as a personal discovery for every listener. The highlights include the pipe organ-drenched Intervention, the wobby, slowly building opener Black Mirror and the ominous Black Wave / Bad Vibrations, which is initially sung by Regine Chassagne before Win Butler takes over halfway through. Additional highlights include the sweet, solemn ballad Ocean of Noise, the propulsive, major-key rockers Keep the Car Running and The Well and the Lighthouse and the hardscrabble (Antichrist Television Blues), where Butler's passionate phrasing recalls the Bruce Springsteen of Born to Run. Perfection.

NEW / Released in 2007 / Reissue 2017

Tracklist:

A1 Black Mirror

A2 Keep The Car Running

A3 Neon Bible

A4 Intervention

B1 Black Wave / Bad Vibrations

B2 Ocean Of Noise

B3 The Well And The Lighthouse

B4 (Antichrist Television Blues)

C1 Windowsill

C2 No Cars Go

C3 My Body Is A Cage