Arcade Fire - We (May 6,2022) Album • Page 2

New song(s) is great. I think I would've preferred if they kept this as one long track instead of separating it. Feel like you need the build up of Part 1 to appreciate Part 2.

 

After zooming in on the liner notes, you can see the names of the four parts, and I think we’re in the clear. Unless Sagittarius A is some Trojan horse haha.

 

Yea it was the Sagittarius A that made me think they just renamed it. But I guess we will see.

 

That (Race and Religion) subtitle is definitely a groaner on first glance though lol.


But Nigel Goodrich producing this gives me some hope to suppress their worst tendencies and amplify their best (“Lightning II”)

 

I suppose I will queue these up, but really echoing the sentiments of everyone here with that track listing. There comes a point of self-awareness and parody that you just can't return from, I suppose.

 

The vinyl track listing doesn’t have the “Prelude”. I guess it makes sense to separate it out on streaming if it’s just “noise”. But i guess we’ll see when it drops.

 

Generation A went by that on their setlist Tuesday, so it would def be a last min name change. Really hope it didnt change, that song BLOWS

 

Ah. Very good point.

 

Ok this single kicks ass.

 

yes

 

Okay lyrics and general eyerolling grandiosity are definitely still points of concern, but these two new tracks are absolutely better songs than almost everything they’ve done in the last decade. Neon Bible vibes

 

this is going to bang live

 

Just flipped through EN. Woof, what were they doing? I tried to defend that record when it came out too. It’s bad. Title track is still a slice of heaven though.

 

The Pitchfork article/press release says it’s not on the album.

 

these songs are good

 

There’s like…5 songs I enjoy. EN, money, don’t deserve love, electric blue and CC but yeah I don’t get how they decided putting Peter Pan and chemistry on an album was the move.

 

Enjoyable songs. Part 2 kind of reminds me of what the Killers went for on Imploding the Mirage

 

good stuff.

 

Song is actually...pretty good!

 

Is that Dan Boeckner in the video? Because that definitely looks like Dan Boeckner. I know he filled in at the recent shows. Hope he’s getting that Arcade Fire money.

 

I’ll give it a shot

 

I read the Stereogum write up and Chris Deville points out Arcade Fire are as far from Funeral as U2 was from their debut when they put out All That You Can’t Leave Behind, and now I want to die. I’m shook.

 

Songs are pretty good but how did nobody talk them out of that Race and Religion parenthetical.

 

I guess I’ll hold the torch for Everything Now, I love that record.

 

Picture disc looks cool but don’t they sound like poo?