Arcade Fire

The Arcade Fire are undoubtedly one of the best bands in North America right now. It took a while for them to get their, but after three of the best albums I may have ever heard, they are right there, playing sold out shows around the world. Their debut album Funeral was critically acclaimed, but record sales were low. They had a fairly popular single "Rebellion (Lies)" that got some air time on Much Music, but other than on alternative radio stations not a whole lot of attention was brought too it. It was a masterpiece from beginning to end, one of the most complete albums I've ever listened too. Three years later Neon Bible was released, and was one of the most anticipated albums of 2007. It lived up too the hype, some saying it wasn't as good as Funeral, but others saying otherwise. It was a much darker album, one that seemed to have much more heart and showing the more intense side of Win Butlers song writing. No Cars Go was their biggest single off of that album, which was the most popish of any song on the album. It is personally my favourite Arcade Fire album. The songs are beautifully written, meaningful, and the organs are a beautiful addition to the already multi-faceted Arcade Fire lineup. Intervention, another single off of that album has some lyrics that really capture the essence of the album, such as "Don't wanna fight, don't wanna die, just wanna see you cry."