Arcade Fire

With six permanent members and sometimes more for live performances, Canadian outfit Arcade Fire quickly garnered attention for using as many types of instruments as there were people onstage. Combined with poetic lyrics and uber-creative stage antics, music videos and marketing campaigns, the band’s catalog has been classified as art-rock since its 2004 debut ‘Funeral.’ Indie-rock fans were quick to catch on, readily latching on to the album, which managed to make ruminating on mortality feel new again as a musical concept. The album earned the band some serious indie cred, a Grammy nomination and a later-in-life hit in ‘Wake Up.’ Fronted by husband-and-wife duo Win Butler and Regine Chassagne, the Montreal-based act maintained its indie-darling status with its 2007 sophomore effort, ‘Neon Bible.’ However, it wasn’t until they caught the world by surprise by winning the Grammy for Album of the Year for 2010’s ‘The Suburbs’ that Arcade Fire became household names. Their fame paved the way for their fourth full-length, ‘Reflektor,’ allowing for a massive marketing campaign leading up to the album’s release and larger-than-life performance art-esque live shows that they’ve now become known for.

Win a Pair of Tickets to See the Arcade Fire's Reflektor Tour
Win a Pair of Tickets to See the Arcade Fire's Reflektor Tour
Win a Pair of Tickets to See the Arcade Fire's Reflektor Tour
Last year, Arcade Fire released a little album called 'Reflektor.' You may have heard of it. OK, it was a big album -- a No. 1 smash that most respectable critics put on their year-end best-of lists -- and now, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne and the rest of the gang are hitting the road in support.
Arcade Fire Call on Actress Greta Gerwig in 'Afterlife' Video
Arcade Fire Call on Actress Greta Gerwig in 'Afterlife' Video
Arcade Fire Call on Actress Greta Gerwig in 'Afterlife' Video
Although Arcade Fire filmed a music video for 'Afterlife' during the YouTube Music Awards earlier this month, we found actress Greta Gerwig coping with her boyfriend leaving her by dancing around her apartment. However, the Montreal band just released a new video for the track that has a heavier undertone.
Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Streaming In Full
Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Streaming In Full
Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Streaming In Full
Arcade Fire are streaming 'Reflektor,' their much anticipated, expertly marketed fourth album, a week ahead of its Oct. 29 release. Listen via the YouTube video above, and as you groove along to the Montreal crew's latest, dig the visuals, taken from the 1959 film 'Black Orpheus.'
Arcade Fire in Brooklyn: Indie Superstars Preview 'Reflektor,' Start Anew With Funky Jams
Arcade Fire in Brooklyn: Indie Superstars Preview 'Reflektor,' Start Anew With Funky Jams
Arcade Fire in Brooklyn: Indie Superstars Preview 'Reflektor,' Start Anew With Funky Jams
And the award for best new band at CMJ 2013 goes to ... the Reflektors. This dozen-strong art-disco ensemble managed to fill the giant warehouse space at 299 Meserole Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on two consecutive nights, and they even convinced fans to follow a mandatory dress code of formalwear or costumes. Most folks opted for both, and last night (Oct. 19), there were masquerade masks and bl

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