It appears that only a few days after posting snippets of these songs with great excitement, they have already leaked to the internet. Yay, the future.
I wouldn’t call either of them particularly special for Arcade Fire’s admittedly ridiculously high standards, but I can definitely see them being growers, and there’s no doubt they are solid songs.
Update: The album will actually be called ‘The Suburbs’ and is out August 2nd.
The Suburbs
Month Of May
“I wouldn’t call either of them particularly special for Arcade Fire’s admittedly ridiculously high standards”
What are you talking about? ‘The Suburbs’ exceeds anything from Neon Bible, it’s a great song! ‘Month of May’ is a bit stale though. In fact, upon a second listen, it’s absolute shit.
Haha calm down I posted this having just listened to each song once quickly, I can definitely say ‘The Suburbs’ is growing on me. And I’m pretty sure ‘Month Of May’ is just a b-side, so it’s no big deal if you don’t like that. Album out August 2nd :)
Edit: Change of plan, ‘Month Of May’ is actually off the album, not a b-side. Ah well. Love the cover art though: http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2010/05/Arcade-Fire-The-Suburbs.jpg