Arcade Fire II

I kind of dropped off on the subject of the Arcade Fire's third album The Suburbs. I did this because I think it completely deserves its own blog. Although it wasn't my favourite Arcade Fire album, it really was their breakout. They won Album of the Year at the Grammy's, won the Polaris Prize, and Spike Jonze made a short film called Scenes From the Suburbs, using music from the album. It is a beautifully crafted album, with some darker tunes as well as more upbeat songs. The album really showed Win Butler's impressive craftsmanship as a songwriter, with some of the most creative and beautiful lyrics backed by classic pop-rock melodies behind it, all backed by the Arcade Fire's bread and butter, a full orchestra. The album made them one of the best acts in the world. This album told a story of kids growing in the suburbs, a changing time, when tensions are high. "You never trust a millionaire, quoting the sermon on the mound, I used to think I was not like them but I'm beginning to have my doubts, my doubts about it." This line is one of my favourite from the album, reminding me of the line from Bruce Springsteen's Atlantic City "Everything dies, baby that's a fact, but maybe everything that dies one day comes back." Both lines are just so simple but also whimsical. The album is fabulous, and I'm excited for many more to come.