In a world where Win Butler’s alt.mullet makes for HIGHLY BLOGGABLE CONTENT, the words assigned to the song titles on the band’s forthcoming third LP are proper grounds for reportage. Someone in came Arcade Fire sent out a tweet for each track title, which in all was 16 tweets, meaning 16 songs, which is a lot of songs! Especially since their previous efforts spanned 10 and 11 tracks each, respectively. The titles suggest the band’s maintaining their trademark conceptualcore approach/narrative, with a number of songs splayed out episodically: “Half Light I” backed with “Half Light II (No Celebration)”; “Sprawl” parts I and II, and “The Suburbs” opening and then closing the album in “(Continued)” form. Here’s the list, with titles linked to the previews the band’s given us, be it via studio or live:
01 “The Suburbs”
02 “Ready To Start”
03 “Modern Man”
04 “Rococo”
05 “Empty Room”
06 “City With No Children”
07 “Half Light I”
08 “Half Light II (No Celebration)”
09 “Suburban War”
10 “Month Of May”
11 “Wasted Hours”
12 “Deep Blue”
13 “We Used To Wait”
14 “Sprawl I (Flatland)”
15 “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”
16 “The Suburbs (Continued)”
(via Twitter/arcadefire.com)
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I’m so pumped for this one
(unrelated)
What ever happened to the ‘Gum Drop?
When we moved to WordPress earlier this year, it was too complicated to get the newsletter ported from MT, plus it needed to be on a new mail provider and redesigned. It’ll be back at some point!
Thanks, I think it’s a great feature.
Wow, 16 songs. I was hoping for a long album and i got my wish! A lot of part 1s and 2s. It reminds me of the album areoplane over the sea by neutral milk hotel.
Yes, but unlike In An Aeroplane Over the Sea, it is going to suck. You probably don’t believe me now, but this will be a bigger 3rd album slump than “First Impressions of Earth” or “Our Love to Admire.” Mark my words: “The Suburbs” is a stinker.
Well how do you know? So far the 4 songs i heard from the album have been lovely. And dont judge a album by 4 songs. Arcade fire albums are meant to be heard in a whole.
Month of May rocks, and the rest of the previewed tracks sound great. Arcade Fire won’t disappoint, they are too honed in on their vision to release something unworthy of their talent.