Arcade Fire; the holy grail of hipsters, two superb albums, one very good album, in their own words, have never had a hit single, but have enough critical acclaim, cult following and well deserved adulation, that they can pretty much do anything and the world will take notice. After The Suburbs and a three year wait; what did the band have in store for the adoring public?
Reflektor (the title track, not the album) gave a tantalising glimpse of things to come. A seven minute, Nu-Disco infused track with so much happening sonically, that brief moments with David Bowie and even the surreal accompanying music video were completely overshadowed. It was epic, it was strange and it nearly perfect.
Upon the album's release, the last thing on my mind (which normally rears it's ugly head with any double album) is whether the band could maintain interest and deliver an interesting package. Instead, I was still fascinated by the potential huge changes to their sound and atheistic.
