I go through these phases when I pretty much only listen to one album. I had one of those phases with this album. It lasted for something like 6 months. I kept waiting to get sick of it and it never really happened. There is not a single song on the album I don't like - and I am a picky bitch - that is how good it is.
We saw Arcade Fire play at the Austin City Limits Festival in 2005. The temperature that day was something like 118 degrees. We were hot and dirty and kind of miserable. I think that may have been the day that we all vowed never to go to another music festival. While we stood there watching Arcade Fire, sweat was literally dripping off of us. I have never felt so dehydrated. Just standing up seemed like enormous effort. Yet Arcade Fire were up there on stage wearing suits and fancy dresses - heavy, heavy clothes - they must have been incredibly hot. And they were completely amazing. How they had so much energy that day, I will never know. You wouldn't catch me being that bouncy on a 72 degree day after 8 shots of espresso. Maybe all the singing about snow was helping them feel cool. Or maybe they were on drugs.
Favorite tracks: Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), Rebellion (Lies), Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
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