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Another reason to get excited about Autumn '13, the Canadian band confirmed that their new album (their fourth LP) will be out in late October and that the first single from it would be released in early September. Yes that's right - they are actually going to be releasing singles this time! James Murphy is on production duties and has described the album as "It's really f***ing epic". This from Pitchfork:

 

As announced last week via a Twitter @ reply to a fan, Arcade Fire have a new album coming on October 29. James Murphy, who worked on the record, recently spoke with NME about it. At this point, he says his work on the record is finished, but, "For them, it's not finished until it's in stores."

"They're all so phenomenally talented and full of ideas so songs keep on coming," he added. "The last time I dared think it was finished I came back to the studio three days later to mix and they'd written two new songs for the album!"

 

He also said that Régine Chassagne, who was pregnant during some of the recording (she's married to bandmate Win Butler), worked in the studio "up until, like, the very final point she possibly could in the studio before giving birth. All of them, they're so committed to making this record."

 

Murphy didn't give much of a description of how the album sounds, but did offer up, "It sounds like Arcade Fire in the way that only Arcade Fire sound like Arcade Fire, you know? It's really f***ing epic. Seriously. I mean, I feel at this point like I'm too close to it to really talk it up and do it justice. You know?"

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Ridiculously excited for this.
I fear they've already had their "golden period" with The Suburbs and this might just be preaching to the converted but as long as it's good then I don't care.
Yussss! They have a hell of a lot to live up to after The Suburbs, but their albums are always so incredible as a whole (it's actually tough to name a highlight on The Suburbs as all the tracks are really great in their own way) that I'm sure they won't let us down.
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I presume we get a track from the album on Monday then! Oh, and artwork everywhere:

 

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"Reflektor", the title track, will be released as a SINGLE (Yes, a single - they've decided they are going to start releasing them again) on the 9th September at 9pm... I'm presuming US time (centre of the world) so we will probably get it on the 10th September.

'Reflektor' is vvv good on first lq listening.

 

I have a feeling this record is going to MAKE my autumn

That soundbite is excellent, if I wasn't already extremely pumped for this album, I certainly am now. Guess we'll see the first single in 2 days.
SO GOOD OMG
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Lyrics:

 

Trapped in a prism


In a prism of light


Alone in the darkness


Darkness of white

We fell in love


Alone on a stage


In the reflective age

 

Entre le nuit, le nuit et l’aurore.


Entre les voyants, les vivants et les morts.

 

If this is heaven


I don’t know what it’s for
If

I can’t find you there


I don’t care

 

I thought I found a way to enter


It’s just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)


I thought I found the connector


It’s just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)

 

The signals we send

Are deflected again

We’re still connected

But are we even friends?

 

We fell in love when I was nineteen

And I was staring at a screen

 

Entre le nuit, le nuit et l’aurore.

Entre les voyants, les vivants et les morts.

 

If this is heaven

I need something more

Just a place to be alone

Cause you’re my home???

 

I thought I found a way to enter

It’s just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)


I thought I found the connector

It’s just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)

 

It’s just a reflection of a reflection


Of a reflection of a reflection

 

Will I see you on the other side?


We all got things to hide

 

It’s just a reflection of a reflection

Of a reflection of a reflection

 

Will I see you on the other side?

We all got things to hide

 

Alright, let’s go back

 

Our song escapes

On neon silver discs

Our love is plastic

We’ll break it to bits

 

I want to break free

But will they break me?

Down, down, down

Don’t mess around

 

I thought I found a way to enter

It’s just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)

I thought I found the connector

It’s just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)

 

Thought you would bring me to the ressurector

Turns out it was just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)

Thought you would bring to me the ressurector

Turns out it was just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)

Thought you would bring to me the ressurector

Turns out it was just a Reflektor (It’s just a Reflektor)

 

It’s a Reflektor

It’s just a Reflektor


Just a Reflektor

 

Will I see you on the other side?

 

It’s just a Reflektor

 

Will I see you on the other side?

We all got things to hide

 

It’s just a Reflektor

 

Will I see you on the other side?

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