The first Arcade Fire album in half a decade finds the same band that we’ve always known for refocusing.

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It renewing and streamlining their sound, delivering a concise 40 minutes of outsider ballads and electric earworms.

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As with Everything Now, there’s a certain middle-of-the-road quality to some of the material lyrically.

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There’s always enough going on sonically and lyrically to elevate the songs above easy-listening radio fare material.

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We lacks the wall-to-wall rock anthems of Funeral or the wealth of future greatest hits that Reflektor had earlier.

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The cast in the shadow of the pandemic and American politics.

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Pair perfectly with well-conceived series of two-part songs, with all their melancholy.

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As usual, the Régine-led song, “Unconditional II is a breezy highlight lyrically.

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Carrie Instagram Comments After She Posted Photos

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The first Arcade Fire album in half a decade finds the same band that we’ve always known for refocusing.

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May 08 2022