(Merge) CD & 2LP
It’s been a minute but Win Butler & co. still got the chops. The Suburbs retains the bombast & jubilation of the first 2 records, exploring middle-age frustration and malaise, not to far from the subject matter that The National hones in on. The classic Arcade Fire dynamic is still here, with the group still able to navigate emotional highs & lows, be it the punked up energy of “Month Of May” or the paced romanticism of “Wasted Hours”… welcome back!
Arcade Fires on the net