The Suburbs

Argh, it is difficult to separate the artist and their art nowadays...but I still quite like a lot of songs here and the debut album is one I still will perk up when I hear it...but I would have gone 4 stars but one bad apple brings them down to a 3...maybe even a 2...so let's say 2.5.

Ok

Very good album, they do earnestly sleazy French country rock better than most. 4 stars.

I think this album belongs on the list of albums you must hear before you die, because it is unique in the sound and the scope of what Arcade Fire was attempting to accomplish. Saying that, it is not my favorite Arcade Fire album because it is less concise than "Neon Bible" and "Funeral." For me, what makes this album deserve to be on this list also makes it not my favorite AF album.

I'd never heard of this band before, but I was pleasantly surprised and I enjoyed this album. I really liked "Sprawl II"

Not the biggest fan of the modern additions to the “1001 list” but this one proves to be one of the more enjoyable.

It started out strong enough with The Suburbs and Modern Man, but lost its way somewhere along the middle. There's a great indie sound here, but it feels like Arcade Fire couldn't quite find it. The record feels meandering and aimless by the seventh track, and as a whole it just lacks oomph. And for an album that's over an hour long you gotta have a lot of oomph.

I avoided Arcade Fire at first and while this album is not their debut it provides excellent evidence as to why they blew up to begin with on the one hand and polishes it up with the other. It is maybe a little overlong to be a five star record but it is quite good.

Bit of a plod, with a occasional quasi transcendental moment

Ok

There's a few decent songs and moments but overall it's too long and too dull. At the very least I found it slightly more enjoyable than Funeral, but not by much.

5/10

A few good ones and a lot of similar ones. Friendly nice Canadians. I know it’s 5 stars for many listeners but not me. I will give 3 for respect.

As far as the Indie genre goes, this wasn’t bad. The first song had a bit of a Neil Young ballad sound and the album also mixed in some much heavier stuff. They sound like they would be fun t see in concert.

I have fond memories of the title track. We were spending a few weeks in Austin Texas, we got a rental upgrade to a Jeep SUV and the indie radio stations played The Suburbs over and over, as did the malls, grocery stores and gyms. I felt very patriotic when I discovered it was a “Canadian” band hotting up the fabled Austin music scene, though in fact the Butler brothers grew up not far from Austin. “Ready to Start” is another great track and up-tempo enough for me to use in my spinning classes so I have to give the LP at least a 4. Many of songs have a bleak, hopeless feel to them, a combination of the lyrics and Winn Butler’s vocals. The multi-instrumental approach gives them a big sound and they keep things as fresh as they can, mixing up the song intros pace and letting Chassagne sing a bit, yet the hopelessness still comes out. If they condensed this down to a 40-minute effort it would be awesome.

I remember walking into my local record store back in 2004 and the music playing stopped me in my tracks. I had never heard such a glorious wall of sound. I asked who it was and the clerk showed me Arcade Fire's debut album Funeral. I immediately bought it and couldn't wait to get home to play it. Mind Blown. Their second album Neon Bible was pretty good too with the magnificent No cars go - it was anthemic rock at its best. It also has My body is a cage and Keep the car running which are quite good. Unfortunately they peaked early though because I find their third album The Suburbs to be just ok. The title track and Ready to start are good, but the rest of the album fizzles out a bit for me.

Another soft spot, first album I ever heard from them. Made sure to listen to the Deluxe version for the ultimate experience.

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Middle shelf

I didn’t hate this album but it almost immediately just felt like white noise in the background. It had some good parts but as a whole nothing really came out of it. It wasn’t bad, just completely average.

Second Arcade Fire album in a month, and the annoyance I felt listening to Neon Bible only seems accentuated on this one just a few songs in. I tried, I really did and will actually do a little cut/paste from the previous review because I feel *almost* exactly the same - some relevant snippets that apply to The Suburbs: • I have tried for years with this band - I wish I could figure out or better-explain why it is I don't like them. • I think there's a *lot* around the muddy mix [especially with close listening to 2 of their albums within the last month I think it's by design and I hate it] where I can't really hear the individual instruments very well. This seems to tire me out, aurally. Overly/aggressively compressed? Either way it's a stylistic choice - go for it - but it's hard for me to listen to. • perhaps [no question about it this time - this is a big reason] the overly-faux-eager and not good lead vocals** irritate me. ** big big exception on the vocals is with "Empty Room" which obviously the lead is sung by someone else (Régine Chassagne). They 100% should have given her at least half the songs because I liked this one - knocking off Win Butler (a bit extreme - perhaps retiring him) would have probably bumped this album up a full star for me. • ...or [TL;DR] - it's just that I don't connect with many of these songs whatsoever. I could see how one could make the case of this being this grandiose album but I hear it as utterly overblown and overwrought pablum. • generally it is a bit of a chore for me to get through although I'll reluctantly admit that the middle part of the album is *not bad* - damning with faint praise. And in the end I do think it's a little better than Neon Bible. I know the band is listening to me and has never had success /s so here's my blueprint for success: 1) get rid of that lead singer, or at a bare minimum go 50-50. 2) try your next album with a clear mix, these albums sound awful - take the dishcloths off the drum kit and also try letting some goddamn dynamics of sound onto the record. I think I'd actually like it. 5/10 2 stars.

Didnt care for this one either

Was nog niet echt bekend met Arcade Fire maar vond het wel chill om te luisteren. Ga zeker meer van ze luisteren

vond arcade fire vorige keer ook niet heel booming dus niet echt goed geluisterd, maar ook weer niet booming

Weer zo absurd saai, alles klinkt voor m’n gevoel hetzelfde en daardoor kan ik nu niet vertellen waar ik precies naar heb geluisteren en of er überhaupt iets voor mij uitsprong

Oersaai

Always thought of arcade fire as being a festival band and this solidified that. Record didn't do too much for me, but I would absolutely go see them if they were playing at a festival I was at

Ja erg goed album. Muzikaal waarschijnlijk beter dan Funeral, maar toch geniet ik daar iets meer van.

Listened to this while hungover and tired but i think i liked it, if maybe a bit long

rhythm section is clunky, monotonous, and painful to listen to

My first intro was "Neon Bible", so I'd already become familiar with the sound. This album just clued me into some other songs that were similar in kind and stood out in some cases. I didn't get particularly engrossed in it, but I also found it listenable and made it through the album. Would probably listen again to get more depth and pay more attention to the lyrics.

Great album. I’ve had it on reps since I saw the band in Boston in November. Before that I knew of them, but didn’t really know them. Now I listen to them all the time. 5/5 95/100

Nice

Nice album easy to listen to

Pleasant background music. I liked it while it was playing and would give it 3.5 stars if I could. But I need to round that down because now, right after finishing the album, I don't really remember what it sounded like anymore.

I really wanted to dunk on this album. Arcade Fire's latest albums have lost what made this band so special but hot damn The Suburbs absolutely brings it. No skips, great album apparently 19 year old me wasn't totally off base.

I'm now wondering why I haven't played this album much since I bought it when it was released. It's great!

Still not sure if I like it, but this listen through I enjoyed the lyrics and some of the songs

Every song reminded me of taking family trips in the 80s with the radio tuned to a station that plays nothing but generic but pleasant songs. The lyrics are a little melancholy but the music is very soothing. Ultimately though, it is mostly forgettable. 3.5 stars

When this came out I was all about Arcade Fire, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and all that. The biggest most recent wave of sad boy indie guitar, it was everywhere. Now I've moved on obviously, but still have to pop back to Funeral from time to time, which remains superb. I haven't felt drawn to this in the same way over the years, although it definitely has some of their best songs on it. Honestly if this album was around 48 minutes long it would probably be getting 5 stars. As it is, it's just too long and as others have said, in hindsight drags in the middle. Songs that make it too long while not really adding anything: City with no Children, Half Light II, Month of May. That said, it does an expert job of creating a consistent mood, you can really visualise the subject matter and imagine yourself wondering around somewhat soulless, humdrum and empty cookie-cutter neighbourhoods as you listen to it. Favourites: Ready To Start, Sprawl II, Suburban War

The album is melodic, full of heart and just an enjoyable experience. Admittedly, knowledge about the band is limited, the music being allowed to speak for them. "City With No Children" as ominous as that may sound, is a beautifully played song. While not exactly a rock opera, "Half Light I" and "Half Light II" play as a show within themselves with strong melodies and driving rhythms. In a great way, the album takes us somewhere else for a few minutes to enjoy an EP within an album. Overall, the album is seemingly sincere and that carries a lot of weight here.

I've always been more partial to 'Funeral', but a few additional listens to this album has convinced me that it's largely on par. This is a fantastic collection of beautifully composed and incredibly varied songs, with each track contributing something to the overall whole and being worth a listen. I was also a huge fan of Regine Chassagne's more prominent role as far as vocals go, with her striking and airy tone enhancing so many of these songs, including the album's arguable highlight, 'Sprawl II'.

Decent writing/music, but singer’s voice diminishes the songs.

Solid 4

Sometimes I'm hit and miss on Arcade Fire. This album was a big ol' hit.

Hooked me with the first, titular song. Nice transition from there to the second song. From there, things began to fall apart. The album started to feel bland and boring, like it didn't have anything new or novel to say or show. This is probably a personal problem, but I don't think I'll ever understand Arcade Fire. Repetitive instrumentals and mediocre, generic vocals; it just doesn't do it for me.

I think it would be a 4 if the front man didn’t have allegations against him .

The final good Arcade Fire album is, in retrospect, not quite as good as I remembered. A few too many dirges. You could cut it back to just the songs that seem to tell a story and probably have a better album. When it’s at its best it’s easily the equal of Funeral and Neon Bible, but it doesn’t happen as often as it should. I do like it a lot though. Disclaimer Win is a shit head.

At first listen I was underwhelmed and felt the album lacked distinctiveness. Wanting to be fair and open minded, however, I persisted and The Suburbs really started to grow on me - anthemic, rich and absorbing. My current assessment is that the album will reward repeat listens as it pulls you into the experience of growing up in The Suburbs - a frequent topic for song writing, usually sneering, but here rather more affectionate and moving.

Okay but not as great as people say.

I enjoyed this. I though this was good.

Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal. Their sound reminds me somewhat of Radiohead or alt-J. There is quite a bit going on musically in this album. There are certain songs that lean harder to the rock side of the spectrum, then other songs that are more indie pop, like the song Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) which sounds like it could be a Depeche Mode song. I enjoy the harmonies reached by the male and female vocalists. I am not a fan of indie music as a knee jerk reaction, however, there were a few enjoyable songs on this record. I doubt I will ever listen again, as it took literally all day to listen to a 1hr album because I kept losing interest , but I can appreciate what they're doing here, and how they influenced so many other new artists who have came since. I just really don't like this new age indie rock artsy hipster garbage much. Favourite songs: Month of May, Ready to Start, Modern Man, Wasted Hours, Empty Room, City With No Children Least favourite songs: Rococo 3/5

Canadian indie rock darlings Arcade Fire have been praised for their early work, and for good reason. The level of compositional quality on display is more akin to an orchestra than a rock band, showcasing the songwriting chops of the band. By all accounts, Arcade Fire is a great band. And yet, there are little things that hold it back for me. Win Butler's voice, the overproduction, the goddamn length of the thing. Perhaps it is too ambitious, too grandiose for my own liking. It's an incredible piece of work that somehow doesn't fit too well in my mind. Maybe in another time, another place, another life, this would be my perfect album. Sadly, I cannot find that place right now.

Good fun little indie album. Limited depth but evokes the mid noughties hipster zeitgeist relatively well. Very Where the Wild Things Are. May have even been the soundtrack. I remember NME journos pissing themselves over this album but it's basically just better than fine

Underwhelming

Ready to Start is fun but the rest is forgettable.

I found The Suburbs very bland, it's inoffensive modern radio pop, and does nothing to suggest my thoughts of them being decidedly overrated were wrong. 2.

This is a really good album. There aren't really standout songs in the same way there are on Funeral, but it all flows together beautifully and shows you a world in a way that very few bands can do (particularly more modern ones). The bonus tracks (not on the link that the site gives us) are also really good, the one with David Byrne in particular. 4/5.

Not so much a release as a cultural touchstone in the way that only certain brands of indie bands seem to be able to achieve. The Suburbs does something that I think its quite remarkable, its a long album but it never really strays from sounding on brand. I'm not going to analyse what makes an Arcade Fire song sound like an Arcade Fire song, but they are an instantly recognisable band and every song on The Suburbs is of a very consistent tone and quality. Personally I love The Suburbs, the song writing as I have already mentioned is great, the vocals are never not totally on point, its got so many hits on it that most bands would take 3 albums to build up that many singles. But more than anything its interesting. There's always stuff going on to hold your attention and has been very finely crafted as such, its as much an achievement as a good record. If I had one complaint its probably that its bookended with the best song on the record which is maybe on purpose, start and end with your best melody but I feel like it could have been a really good mid album high point to keep the momentum up. 4/5

One of my favorite records of all time. Front to back, it is a classic. A characteristic of a great band is that they can write, record and perform quality songs in any style and no one is thinking, gee that was an odd departure from what this group is supposed to be playing. Zeppelin is possibly one of the best examples of that. Rock, metal, blues, folk, reggae, soul, anthems, ballads. No one seems to say, how does a band which authored Black Dog also put their names to Battle of Evermore, or Down By the Seaside, or D'yer Mak'er, or Since I've Been Loving You, or No Quarter - isn't it against the rules to be all over the map musically? Bands should stay within their lane and commit to a proven style and not confuse their audiences, right? Arcade Fire is one of those artists, like Prince, Beck, Bjork and the Beastie Boys who have thrown the rules out the window and who have writen and recorded whatever they wanted to express in whichever styles it has manifested itself as true creative forces. And particularly on this brilliant masterpiece. An unpredictable and satisfying rollercoaster, jumping from Ready to Start to City With No Children to the epic Suburban War (with hints of Springsteen) to the explosive Month of May ("how you gonna lift it with your arms.. folded.. tight..." Brilliant!) to the gem that is We Used to Wait. And seeing them live, I can say the tracks on this record translate solidly in the confines of places like Madison Square Garden, a true crucible for artists to prove the mettle of their songs. A perfect record.

muy nostálgico

Probably their best album all told. Some absolute bangers here, this is a 4.5 rounded down.

They should've just ended with Neon Bible

Minimal amount of joy in this one.

Pretty good album, I've heard Arcade Fire before, but nothing off of this album. I'd give it a relisten

I feel like I've already rated this 🤔 Anyway, it's lovely, takes me back to 2010

4.5

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Not in my edition of the book! 2 stars, borderline 2.5. Canadian Deacon Blue but without the tunes. Noisy, meandering hipster noodling with no redeeming features. A couple of decent tunes but not much else.

Elevator pablum. All pleasant enough but nothing to slap you in the face to make you pay attention.

A slow journey from ‘It’s a bit rubbish’ to ‘I quite like this’ through a few ‘Oh, it’s that one’ on the way. I reckon multiple listens would wear into a favourite like an old comfortable pair of shoes.

a little too much sprawl

a HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL ALBUM ABOUT LIFE IN THE SUBURBS, AND THE SUBURBS IN LIFE. i ACCIDENTALLY HAD CAPS ON, IM NOT EDITING MY REVIEW.

This is the second Arcade Fire album I've gotten. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one but I am hoping that I enjoy this one more. I'm always looking for new music to listen to, and I haven't listened to the radio in years so I don't know too much about current music except what my already favorite bands are up to. Indie rock just isn't my thing sadly, I can appreciate the musicianship that went into writing and performing this album but it just doesn't grab my attention or make me feel anything in particular.

Liked some of the tracks.

Technically proficient but no spark. Boring.

Leuke popmuziek. Het voelt als veel van de modernere bands, maar ook een beetje als The Cure. ***

It goes on and on, but captures that weird mixture of persistent drive and ennui. Beautiful in its own way.

I applaud the creativity in the songwriting and the deep sparkle of the production. I somehow can’t escape the feeling that this band sounds like a great imitation of a rock band, as if for a stage or screen presentation, rather than a rock band itself. There is just some kind of barrier or distance that prevents me from completely engaging with this band and their music.

pretty dull. 2.

its ok, i like it. the beginning of the songs is good but I like heavier and more energetic songs. I like indie songs but this album isn't that energetic. this is a personal preference, I can see other people liking this. I'll listen to it, it's decent but I like my songs loud and energetic. :)

Meh

I love this album. Following OK Computer? Wake me up, I think I’m in Heaven!

Didn't enjoy this as much as the other one, but I still saved a few. I like that it all merges together from track to track.

Ei huonoa indie rockia

It's a four. The first quarter of the album is a five, taking up where The Neon Bible left off. But 16 full tracks is a bit too much and the second half of the album has a couple of samey tracks on. 12 tracks, 48 mins guys.

I love how fiercely ambitious this group are, just forging ahead with their own brand of quirky, melodic, and often profound, music.

Pretty great! I missed this one in 2010

I never understood the appeal of this band. I was bored listening through it.

Not my favorite Arcade Fire album, but still solid, captures a certain emotion

yeah i'm not listening to this one believe women

The Suburbs is the second album recommendation from Arcade Fire in this list. I'm still not to the point where I feel like there is an Arcade Fire sized hole that needs filling, but I enjoyed this album. I liked every track, which is impressive for a 16 track album. My favorites were "City with No Children", "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", "Suburban War", and "The Suburbs". I could easily come back to this album to see what else I might discover on a second listen.

I thoroughly enjoyed that! Way more than I expected.

I like the title track, a lot of the others are eh

Good ambient music. There were a few songs that I enjoyed but a lot was just background music.

Excellent!

First three AF albums are all recommendable. Funeral: 5. Neon Bible: 4.5. Suburbs: 4. Last album does have a fair share of 5-star songs as well, but it is just hard to take in one go. While the music is excellent, something that does not help are the rather silly lyrics - this holds for all their albums though..

Up there with Funeral. Solid album.

Excellent

Harder to swallow with the artist have those allegations against him, confusing. Not overly impressed with the opener. I'm not going to complete this listen for now.

Not as strong as their previous works, but the band is really growing on me. Some great songs captured in the interesting lyrical theme, with a great sound.

Entertaining album without a real highlight but an overall good and enjoyable quality of songs

Are you fucking kidding me? Arcade Fire is boring garbage. I'm so sick of getting generated two star albums.

weak 4/5

I should have liked this album. I like the first two Arcade Fire albums and I never really explored their discography after that. This just felt so long. Maybe I need to let it grown on me but I did not like this. 2.5/5

This is probably my favorite arcade fire album even though they have others that are more popular. This one was a great blend of their orchestra and unique instrumentals mixed with good lyrics and enjoyable Melodies. I could listen to this album several times through as it has many layers and packs so much in it. Definitely one of the better contemporary albums on this list. 8.4/10

Excellent stuff again. They’re magic I’ll always say it. I struggled with this one because I wanted to give it more than a 4 but I only gave Funeral a 4 and I’m not sure if it’s better than that, so they both get 4.9s.

Great album.

My favourite Arcade Fire album which is a big deal considering their discography. Fantastic

4.5/5. Controversies aside with their lead singer, this record is one of the most important indie rock albums of all time.

1st listen ------1----

I quite liked We Used To Wait and Ready Stop Start when they came out, but the rest of this album all seems the same note throughout. I can see the anthemic feel they are going for, but for that to work, you need light and shade. There’s not a lot of variety to what AF do. And of course a lot has happened with the band / Butler since, so it feels kind of wrong to be listening to them at all now (given I was not a big fan in the first place). In summary, they have the odd good song here, but it all feels a bit formulaic and as if they are telling me how I should feel.

I quite liked how the early tracks segued into one another. This gave the album a collective feel. It didn't last long. This was a DULL listening experience. Maybe it was because I was streaming? It felt like it was a chore to reach the end of the stream, rather than enjoy the music for what it is. Which isn't much cop tbh... I'm surprised that I made it to the end. The Suburbs is far too bloody long at over an hour from start to finish. Thirty minutes might have held my interest. It was saved from one star by the Régine vocals.

Such an amazing and personally important album for me. In 2010 when it came out, we were still in deep recession, I had a one year old son (but if it's too much to ask, send me a son), and I was experiencing parenting in a hyper-vigilant culture in a big city in an underwater house. This album powerfully described all of the above, pulling me into lyrics thick with nostalgia for my feral 1980s childhood "screaming and running through the yard." Of course the suburbs of my childhood had problems too, and this album doesn't shy away from them. The truly poetic lyrics plus driving guitar-heavy rock interspersed with moments of soft pathos and amazing catchy melodies- this album is so freaking addictive. Since getting it as my album I haven't wanted to hear anything else. It ends with this piece of pure poetry and philosophy: If I could have it back, All that time that we wasted, I'd only waste it again. If I could have it back, You know I'd love to waste it again and again and again.

Never really paid much attention to Arcade Fire but have always liked what I've heard. Ready to Start is a fave on this album and Rococo kept catching my attention and might need a few more listens to fully understand. But Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) is my absolute favourite.

A solid listen, yeah. Archetypal indie rock of a certain flavor. Actually, this has made me realize there's no Decemberists in the list, which seems like a pretty whopping oversight. Not that the Decemberists are particularly like Arcade Fire - I guess I encountered them at a similar time so they're mentally filed close together in my brain? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Fave track - hmmm, could be "Modern Man" or "Month of May" for being upbeat. "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains" with the female vocals is also absolutely lovely, and serves well as an album closer....

Arcade Fire in my mind is synonymous with hipsters, so let's see what this is all about. I liked Ready To Start and Rococo so far. The rest of them have been fine, but a little... not necessarily boring, but easy to kind of blend into the background. Nothing catching my attention, and it makes it really hard to focus on the music.

A meandering, self indulgent, boring pile of "look at me, I'm so Indie" shite. Not a single track on this absolute turd of an album is worthy of anything more than "meh". Usually if I don't like an album I can at least go "well it's not for me but I can see the appeal". Not with this. I'm actually angry they stole an hour or so of my life. Fuck them. 1 star and that's being generous.

meh very pajero

Wow I love this album too!!!!!

Good album

Arcade Fire are titans of the indie rock genre and this album really showcases that. Probably the last time I came close to giving a shit about the Grammys too.

This was a nice album to listen to. Nothing terribly interesting to me musically, but solid al around. Favorite track: Empty Room

Heard it before?: Not in entirety but have heard a few from this Enjoy it?: yeah, it has something going for it at the start and it has a really nice theme that you feel attached too but that just fades for me after the track ‘city with no children’, still solid nonetheless Favourite track: Track 1 - The Suburbs

I like this album there are a lot of really good songs. Starts off really well with the title track and only loses momentum after about 5 or 6 songs and only for a couple or three songs then ends really well. It's not Funeral it doesn't have the combination of the grandiose with the innocence of youth that made that album so exciting and fresh. Still a very good album 4 stars

Pretty good.

Nostalgiatron

I really like Arcade Fire's earlier albums, and my interest fell off a bit beyond those. However there's some good songs in here. It does feel over-long though, with a bit of sag in the middle. I really love Sprawl II. Seeing that song in particular live at Glastonbury - there was actual magic and electricity in the air and it always takes me back to that moment.

Doesn't matter how good this album is, the lead singer is disgusting, so I can't give it a high rating.

If you can separate the artist from the group and this album, the album is phenomenal.

Indie mais do que agradável.

4.5

Classic indie alternative album. Supposed to see them in a couple of weeks. Was originally with Beck and Feist but they both dropped after sexual abuse accusations agains win butler. Tough shit and was mainly going for Beck. Anyway, some classics in here but a bit heavy of an album. Could’ve been trimmed down.

A fantastic album

Arcade Fire did a music video for “We Used to Wait” that had your neighbourhood (aka Google Maps imagery of your neighbourhood) getting overtaken by a forest. My brother and I listened to that song so many times putting different scenes from our shared childhood into the video. Listening to the album in its entirety for the 1st time, the songs didn’t resonate with my own suburban memories quite as strongly, but I’m also really bad at listening to lyrics. Very strategic of Arcade Fire to release this when I was still a kid, since it still takes me back there anyway. October 18, 2022

Kinda mid

It took me a moment to get into this album, but once I did, it really started to come alive. The music is grandiose if a bit simple, but it is extremely effective. My favorite moments are when the 80s inspired electronic elements and simple driving drumbeat take over turning what could easily be categorized as bland 21st century alternative rock into something a bit more baroque and intriguing. There are some interesting melodies here but the real strength of this album is its cohesiveness and thematic unity. The last third of the album is absolutely stunning. I will need to listen to it again and hopefully the rest will click as well.

not bad so far. had never listened to arcade fire

Really liked it, would listen to more Arcade Fire but I expect they’ll show up again on here at some point. Shame it’s too long. Why do they keep doing this.

Ah, the music of my adolescence

Just awesome indie rock

Very good indie album

Very nice. Typical AF sounds. Would listen to it again.

Though absolutely my style of music... there just isn't enough that really grabs you. The layers are nice, but the melodies aren't catchy, the lyrics don't seem very compelling and doesn't really pull me in. I did really enjoy Sprawl II and Suburban War.

Okay

Nice album great feeling Varied enough to not get boring, but still a little to long

Jingly jangly Pop not my thing

I found "The Suburbs" by Arcade Fire to be very mediocre. The mixing between instrumentals and vocals felt off and made it difficult to hear what was being sung. When I did look up the lyrics, they were generic and unmemorable. This album is good for background noise at best, not for a focused listen. The only two songs I might listen to again are Sprawl I and Sprawl II.

4.4 + A beautifully composed and performed suite of songs themed around growing up in suburbia, complete with AF's flare for channeling nostalgia through a lens of emotional immediacy. Standouts: "Sprawl I" and "Sprawl II", "We Used to Wait", "City with No Children."

I once followed a meme page that actively hated Arcade Fire

nice driving music couple of bangers

I actually think I underrated this album initially given my high expectations after their first two albums that I liked so much. Pretty good upon revisiting, actually. Standouts: The Suburbs, Ready to Start, Modern Man, Sprawl II

j'aime bien arcade fire

I never understood all the hype about this band. On one hand: they're Canadian so YAYY Canada! On the other: they're at the forefront of the musical shift towards more whiny/broody/quirky indie bands of the early aughts / 2010's that was so annoying. All these "sensitive" and "artistic" hipster personas these bands adopted just reeked of disingenuous posturing. And on my third and final hand: Win Butler is another low life sexual harassing piece of shit. I have such a hard time separating the art from the artist and you know what? I'm very okay with it. If I like you, I like you and if I don't you can go fuck yourself. It's my rating system, I decide. Final verdict: Arcade Fire is guilty of sucking in the first degree. Sentenced to this 2-star rating and 600 hours of community service.

This is an excellent album. The different sounds keep it from being stale, but it still feels connected as a whole. Pretty good

Big sprawling and maximalist, just what the doctor ordered.

it's ok. 3 stars.

Okey....

I thought that this album would be boring, but I was pleasantly surprised. It wouldn't shock me if this greatly influenced the modern indie rock scene. There's even a shoegazey section on this album.

Loved this one when it came out. Not as big on it now, but Sprawl II still rules.

I really like this album. Nice arrangements and performances that are “indie pop” sounding in the positive sense of the term. When they add the strings and extra voices, it creates layers and a depth that are quite compelling. Solid, solid album by a great band. I missed them completely when they were churning out these records but I’m glad this project brought them to my attention.

Damn okday the title track is a strong start. Rococo has this big booming stadium sound. and then into Empty Room! what a banger! Sprawl I and II are also great. This album is fabulous, I need to relisten to get a full sounding of it.

legal, mas não me cativou

This album does many things right, but I must highlight the brilliant use of strings on many songs, that wasn't something I expected!

The question is not whether this is worthy of a 5. It is. The only debate is whether it is their greatest album. It is pretty much flawless it is the rare combination of concept album and great music. Saw them recently as they kicked off a world tour. This record still underpins their set list

Kam likes so I like

YAYYYYYY #love

Bello. Por algún motivo si me hizo muy largo de escuchar

New music but a fat meh

Fine I guess. Middle of the road 2.4

OK.

Incredible album from an incredible band. The lyrics, production and instrumentals are wonderful. Admittedly I'm already a huge fan, but I feel like anyone can listen and enjoy this album. It's really disappointing what they released after this album, nothing hit me quite as hard as the first three albums. Hard to believe this was released 12 years ago.

My favorite Arcade Fire album. Oddly, I think that Arcade Fire is an acquired taste. I clearly remember not caring for them when I first heard them but I cannot remotely find that feeling anymore. Now, this is damn good. Favorite songs: The Suburbs and We Used to Wait

Love it. I really underestimated this band in the beginning.

I prefer the first two records, but We Used to Wait and Suburban War are fabulous.

Si 'Funeral' i 'Neon Bible' van sorprendre i els van posar en boca de tothom, amb 'The Suburbs' es van reivindicar com una de les millors bandes de rock alternatiu del nou mil.leni. Un disc doble, en el sentit clàssic del terme, ple de grans cançons, melodies intel.ligents, lletres colpidores i una execució immillorable de tot plegat. Va ser el seu cènit creatiu com a banda (a setembre de 2022 com a mínim)

Their passion and commitment are clear and convincing. The playing and arrangements are generally effective and intermittently compelling. The hooks are decent and there are some immersive atmospheres. Varied textures and tempos add to the ride as well. Certainly, the drama builds but one questions whether it builds to any crescendo worth reaching – that is, someplace one would find relatable or sufficiently resonant to merit the effort of the journey. Lyrics remain mostly pedestrian, though with quite a few less howlers than on Funeral, which had many of the same strengths (and weaknesses). Much preferring the National, one just can’t go all the way with AF. It feels like an objective 4, but in terms of personal engagement a 3.

The list keeps getting better and better.

Literal es el álbum de Arcade Fire que tiene más scrobbles en mi last.fm 9/10

Mi disco favorito de AF, muy nostálgico para mí y uno que considero de los mejores de la década pasada y de lo que llevamos del siglo,

win butler hijo de putaaa album guay tho

Favorite part was when they mentioned Houston. Didn’t particularly enjoy this album. Feels like music I would have enjoyed when I was 10-12 years old getting over my first crush.

Pretty great day I'm still sorry 5

Interesting but not my cup of tea

This is a near perfect album for me. They haven't released anything before or since that I have liked but this one really gives me the feels. You can feel the city hollowing out, sucked in by the vacuousness of the suburbs. I was surprised it is an hour long because it has always felt fairly concise - a mark of exceptionally well crafted songs with something to say.

I was never a fan so I didn't have to be disappointed when it turned out Win Butler was a piece of shit.

I wanted to like this album as a whole more, but besides a few songs that were better than the others, it just doesn't match up to the rest of their earlier works, for me.

Stuffy, lively, does not bring misery.

It has 3 really good songs

I remember buying this album of the back of We Used to Wait which is a quality tune. The album is pretty decent as well, taking a journey through suburbia and the 'thrills' of city life. I listened to it loads at the time and it's still worth a spin now and then, but can't quite warrant the full five stars as it loses a bit of energy towards the end.

Other bands did it better

Really enjoyed this one. The band seems able to write so many catchy hooks and well crafted songs

Album intro isn't my cup of tea. Deep Blue seemed okay. Sounds like it's from the 70s, not the 10s. Likely wouldn't listen again.

een heel pak beter dan gevreesd eigenlijk. Dat laatste lied kan ik me nog 'ns luisteren

Indie rock, 2010. One of the best inde records of the 21st Century and one of the peaks of this band. The album is really solid from the start until the end and the tracklist is just perfect with also a great mood mostly quiet and calm. Both voices during the project fit really well the vibe of the LP, the lyrics are pretty clever and the music is always interesting.

Goodie. Didn't know, but glad that i found it.

Ved gjenlytt blir det klart at dette er ett av mine absolutte favorittalbum: det er lyden av sensommer og brytningstid. Tror dette vil stå seg som et såkalt «viktig» album pga. både tematikk («tidsånden») og estetikk (lyden av indierock på 2000-tallet). Klassiker!

I had somehow managed to never listen to an Arcade Fire song, so this was a great introduction. I really adored the color and arrpeggiation of the chords and the interweaving of various instruments and styles. The reviews really hype up the lyrics so I'll have to listen again in order to grasp them. The mixing initially bothered me, but my ears got used to it. It was just challenging to have the guitars louder than the vocals.

Besides a few stand-out moments, this bloated album consists of mid tempo cheesy pop melodies paired with moderately interesting introspective lyrics placed over top of vaguely emotional instrumentals. Also I'm pissed off.

This is such a great record and easily my favourite from Arcade Fire. It's lyrically very tight and works great as a front to back album. It potrays the feeling of being stuck in the suburban sprawl and yearning to escape and be something greater but still loving home anyway because it's what you know. Musically it's energetic and danceable and the production is very clear. They really nail the Arcade Fire formula here with great tension building and larger than life moments. Easy 5 for me.

Cracking tunes

There isn't anything bad about this album. It's clearly the work of intelligent, talented musicians, doing clever things. But there just isn't anything I want to go back to having reached the end. It all feels flat somehow. Like a technical demonstration of writing 'important' music.

meh. Not bad, but meh

This was OK but nothing really stood out

4/5 Reminds me of the Killers sound. Nice mix of clean guitar and complex synth sounds. Modern Man has interesting 4/4 + 5/4 switch up throughout.

MGMT-esque Hollister background-type music. Sounds great but the mixing for the vocals vs. the heaviness of the production sounds too outdone for the time it came out in. Enjoyed it but is somewhat forgetful. 6/10

Solid album, encapsulates nicely the melancholy and sadness of growing up stuck in the suburbs . Maybe drags on a little in the end.

noice lo

Ca va, la plupart des chansons sont basiques mais quelques unes sont mieux

Du rock indé un peu générique. Un bon fond musical quand tu travailles / conduit, mais aussitôt une chanson écoutée, aussitôt elle est oubliée. Production « lo-fi » / « sale » qui fait vieillissante et qui n’est pas interessante. Conclusion: j’ai déjà oublié toutes les chansons mais j’ai pas saigné des oreilles. C’était juste chiant.

Honnêtement c'était chill. Les chansons se ressemblaient beaucoup dans le style, grosse guitare de fond tu connais, la seule qui s'est différentiée c'est Sprawl II avec ses bons gros synthés. Ça passe en musique de fond mais rien de mémorable. Il faudrait soigner un peu plus ces mélodies malades... 3/5

Plutot cool album indie, chill oklm, pas transcendnat mais sympa

Very chill melodies and vocals are cool sometimes. Start is very good and catchy, the end is quite slow but not in a good way... 3/5

Nothing special was still good

This is a fabulous album. The driving beats and the excellent guitar work perfectly tuned to the vocals all combine for an absolute smash. Something about this music makes me feel comfortable and at home in my skin. I'm so psyched to go see two nights of AF later this year!

Funeral was a great album, that is a five for sure. This album... well let's just say that Win Butler didn't really 'win' me over with his voice. I just could not unhear it even after it ended. Going back and listening to Funeral, I was shocked at how much his voice didn't bother me. I think that the choruses on some of the songs overshadowed his vocals. Also of note, Funeral had some great raw power and great riffs. Neighborhood #3, for example or on Wake Me Up.. on and the bass line from Rebellion gave all of those tracks more depth. The Suburbs attempts to capitalize on the singer and it was just a complete turn off. I was lucky enough to see AF at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005 when they opened up for David Byrne. Though David Byrne had teenage boys dancing around in tiny silver lamé shorts which was kinda weird, the show was great. There were probably like 30 people in the band and they all did their part. You know what the best song of this album was... ? Sprawl II because I didn't have to listen to Win whine. The Suburbs relies too much on one person perched on top of flimsy music. No thank you.

I think Arcade Fire's "Funeral" is one of the best debut albums of the 2000s. And of course, it is notoriously hard for bands to deliver lauded follow-ups to much-buzzed-about debuts. Arcade Fire came close to dispelling the curse of the sophomore slump with "Neon Bible." In fact, in terms of sales and acclaim, there was no dip. But "Funeral" was almost impossible to follow. "Neon Bible" still has an amazing start with "Black Mirror" and "Keep the Car Running," and "No Cars Go" is also terrific, but nothing in between really stands out in the way that "Funeral" was consistently terrific throughout. Their third album, "The Suburbs," solidified Arcade Fire as one of the best of their era. Like "Neon Bible" and to some extent "Funeral," "The Suburbs" is not quite a concept album - maybe a thematic album? I'm not sure I know of any band that built three straight albums around interesting conceptual themes the way Arcade Fire did. I don't really know how to describe Arcade Fire's music or what I like about it so much. It's evocative? Lyrically beautiful? Passionate and intense without being loud and brash? They weave together many different instruments without anything ever seeming out of place. They use a secondary lead singer with a very different voice and style sparingly and almost always in ways and places that fit the progression of the album. They seem to deeply mean and feel their music. Does any of this make sense? As a full album, I think I've listened to "Funeral" and "The Suburbs" more than any other album released this century? "Reflektor" (#4) and "Everything Now" (#5) didn't quite hit the same for me, and I've only listened to the whole thing a couple times each. But maybe I should give them another chance as I listen to "Funeral" and "The Suburbs" and recall how wonderful they are? Their newest, "WE," I have not listened to in full yet. From what I've heard, it may be more uneven, with highs ("Unconditional (Lookout Kid)" is fantastic) and lows ("Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)" is kind of insufferable). Has Arcade Fire's output faded over time? Is it impossible to maintain the kind of consistency they had early in their career? Regardless, with three standout albums and great songs sprinkled through three more, they earned a place as one of the best bands of the 21st century.

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) is far and away the highlight of this album. It’s dark and synthy, my kind of jam. It reminds me of The Dø, who are definitely worth checking out…Shake, Shook, Shaken is a great place to start. The key to this song being elevated, other than the dark synthiness, is that Régine Chassagne sings lead. Her voice is great. Win’s voice is fine but not on Régine’s level. I’ve had Funeral for a while and listened to it many times. It stayed on later editions of the 1001 list while this album got cut. Right call, amongst the Arcade Fire albums at least. Anyway, I brought up Funeral because I like the vocals a lot. Sampling Funeral again for this review, I noticed that they used more effects than this album, which worked better with that musical style.

Arcade Fire again? Why? WHY? Well I'll give them credit, their music does capture the malaise of suburban life. This album reaffirmed a few things for me. 1) I don't like the suburbs. 2) I don't like music about the suburbs. 3) I sure as hell don't like Arcade Fire

Majestic album, really hard to not like Arcade Fire.

This is one of my favorite albums ever. I used to hate it when it first came out. Compared to Neon Bible and Funeral, I thought it was boring and overly long. But it really grew on me and now it's one of my favorites. The opening run of songs is fantastic and Sprawl II is in the top 5 Arcade Fire songs of all time.

the first song is pretty decent the rest are eh 3.5

Feels slightly dated now but still a great album

I distinctly remember disliking this at the time, but I have no idea what was wrong with me, it's a masterpiece. Epic soundscape, full of emotion, builds through the whole thing. What a fool I was to have missed out on this for so long!

It was ok, I guess. Nothing stand out. Pleasant enough but not something I would go back to.

This is the third album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 charts as well as the Irish Albums chart, the UK Albums chart, & the Canadian Albums chart. Then in 2011 The Suburbs won the Grammy for Album of Year. This Arcade Fire album is considered to be their masterpiece. The indie rock music was spiced with a sense of nostalgia, but also future dread. Listening to it was like pain and pleasure, loss and hope. The album had mass appeal, and was also an ambitious reach for fame and fortune. I liked this album, but perhaps not as much as the average indie rock listener.

I think I’ve already covered this band twice: I just don’t get the hype, it’s unremarkable alternative rock to my ears, about a decade late to claim any innovation in sound. This similarly didn’t do anything much for me. I didn’t hate it at all but nothing stood out.

I’m a weird Arcade Fire fan. I know and love the basic hits, and my favorite album is Reflektor. It’s time to finally listen to the Suburbs while living in one. The eponymous opener is a catchy yet slightly haunting tune about the tension between kids and their parents as well as the tension between a bubble-like suburban neighborhood and the real world. I listened to this record as I cleaned the house, so I didn’t do an extremely close listen. I did, however, hear many songs I enjoyed and I recognize that I should definitely listen again! The mix of Depeche Mode and Neil Young, as Win Butler himself characterizes this record, accomplishes this wistful atmosphere (again reflecting the experiences within the suburb). Humble melodies and evolving arrangements make for something that is pleasing easy listening as well as something to be musically and literarily analyzed. I’m going to give this album a four — I like it very much but it doesn’t have the effect that some of the other 5’s have! Excited to listen again!

Eh it was alright, only liked a couple of tracks.

deras musik är verkligen så bra?

Nice

we used to wait - reminds me of running up that hill. 6/10 the suburbs - steady beat. sad. 7/10 modern man - indie rock. relatable. 7.5/10 rococo - probably my fav. strong. 8/10 empty room - car ride rock. 7/10 city with no children - 7.5/10 month of may - a lot of drumming. 6.5/10 wasted hours - nice rhythm. 7.5/10 deep blue - piano. nice dynamics. 7.5/10 sprawl i - kinda sad. giving end of the world movie. 6/10 sprawl ii - livelier. female singer. 7.5/10 half light i - guitar. nice rhythm. 7.5/10 half light ii - 6/10 suburban war - 6.5/10

Decent

Pretty okay

Wonderful and unique. Terrific band. Good albums.

Nostalgique moi ? serieusement ^^ haha on me l avait pas sor

je ne suis pas anglophone mais il me semble que ces gars ont un certain intérêt pour les banlieues

Something I would have listened to often when I was in high school.

Loved this! Amazing album 10/10

Nice and chill

Ok

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Very nice melodies, though I didn't pay close attention to the lyrics as much. Some of these songs really stick in your head for a while, and I'm here for it. Anyway, I'll come back again.

A faded photobook of memories.

Love this record. Start to finish it is great. Favorite son is Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains). Reminds me of growing up and nails the aprehension I feel for my children's future. It's nostalgia and dread all at once but in the best way. Technology and development are changing the world from what we grew up in to an uncertain future and no assurances of our place in it.

I have listened to this one many times. Good album.

Something about this album makes me so happy. I loved it the moment I first heard it, and every re-listening experience delights me. Everything feels right about this recording--every groove, every moment of passion, from "Modern Man" to the illimitable and unassailable "Sprawl II". Is the album over-dramatic? Yes, of course, in spots, but for me that's part of its charm. Searching for a place in the modern world, a world dominated by the lifelessness, the creative barrenness, of the suburbs. It's weird... this is kind of a coming-of-age album, but only kinda, as if it's being sung in retrospective, for the point of view is very much an adult one considering the futility of continued human generation. Ambition has rarely been more captivating than the magic caught on this album.

I wouldn’t actively seek out this album, but I enjoyed having it on in the background. I couldn’t make out the lyrics over the instruments, but that could’ve been because of the speaker I was using. I might have enjoyed it more if I could’ve understood the lyrics.

Celkem 🔥. 7,5/10

One of my fav albums from high school. I think it can be bloated at times, but some tracks are timeless. Ready to start, half life II, wasted hours, we used to wait, and sprawl II are the favorites. Usually come back to it at least once a year.

I honestly don't know how they captured the feeling of drinking a cold Fanta while watching the sunset during the first day of summer break in musical form, but they did. I'm a sucker for this kind of "sad nostalgia". Sure worked on me, and I'm not even from the suburbs.

Good songs, having some readings about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_rock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_rock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_pop

very meh

Not too loud, not too soft. Good background. Seemed to go on longer than needed.

I've been unfair to Arcade Fire. Based on this album, they are not what I thought they were. They are outside of my wheelhouse these days, but in my other life, when I was listening to Morrissey, The Smiths, Beautiful South, etc this would've been one of my favorite albums.

I used to really like this album but save for 2 songs it has aged pretty badly. Bland indie rock of early 2010s

A very generous 3 based on the beginning and end of the album being excellent. The less said about the middle portion the better. A real shit sandwich

This record continues to grow on me all these years later.

Indie rock que no está mal. Venga, un 4.

Man this was a ride listening to today. This album came out when I was finishing university and had no idea what to do next with my life. I was in that period where I was working full time and moving up at work, but still had so much free time and was still hanging around my hometown. I picked it up again in 2011 after they won the Grammy, and I was travelling around the country for work. My interpretation of The Suburbs is all about nostalgia trying to get back home. I think this was my most played album of theirs and I could likely recite every word from it. Now more than 10 years later I come to this album happily married, with a mortgage living in the suburbs with a cat and a job I’ve been at for 6 years. Then I had shaggy hair, now I’m contemplating shaving off what hair I have left. The nostalgia is so potent for that period in my life right before I became a real adult but more importantly before I had any real responsibilities. The Suburbs is looking back even further than the era I’m nostalgic for; before cell phones and the internet. When communication mead weight even when it’s inane. When we went on adventures and explored our surroundings. Had stupid conversations and acted smarter than we were. Is this their best album? Funeral I can’t get through without tearing up. Reflector is real messy but has I think their strongest songs. The Suburbs though does the best job of creating a mood and tapping into a feeling. I think with the benefit of hindsight I think the argument could be made this is the definitive Millennial rock album. Like Nevermind for Gen X or Sour by Olivia Rodrigo will be for Gen Z. It’s so of it’s time and has only grown in power in the decade since.

I like this album very much. I have been listening it for years. I was the way a learned to appreciate the Arkade Fire's work. For moments, I find it disturbing. But always I find it melancholic, with a touch of sadness.

Yea it's OK, I liked that other album of theirs more

A bit something and nothing.

Standout track: "Month of May"

Chulo, no me lo esperaba asi

Fine, fairly generic indie rock. But they do it well.

Hmm... Not too bad but not for my taste...

A bit whiney for me

all a bit dull. i don't understand what it's doing on this list. i get their debut album as it was very different when it was released and stuck out, but this is like the first album with the corners knocked off, like restarting a computer in safe mode. pretty boring.

Don't play with fire or like me you could end up with a disgustingly disfigured penis. It's like a half melted candle. But not a thick one, a weedy kids' birthday cake one. Children are still allowed to blow on it and make a wish if they like.

Probably my favourite of their albums. They performed it brilliantly live. SHACK'S wet dream....but with fewer kids obviously. ...the big silly nonce.

In suburbs, in the bushes by a children's boating lake in a park I once saw SHACK clad only in a grimace and his mother's fishnet tights furiously reciting Othello in a menacing mumble. He's an actor now darling. I am reminded of this stark image when listening to this album and I think it speaks more to the music's essence than I ever could.

In 2010 I was a 32 year old, divorced, poor, single mother of a kindergartener. If I had been a teenager in 2010, I think I would have liked this album. As it it, meh.

Great band

3 stars? ug these songs are so boring might be 2 stars.

Great band. Not sure why this album made the list and not one of their previous two but whatever. Still enjoyed it.

Meh. Not a fan really. Early 2010s hipster drivel.

decent scran

Gave me The Smiths energy and also Sprawl II ???? A bop

I, too, hate suburban sprawl and the lack of identity that capitalism ingrains into every aspect of our culture.

Moderni indieklassikko, mihin en muutamaa hittiä lukuun ottamatta ole oikein koskaan päässyt kunnolla sisälle. Sama fiilis tästä tulee edelleenkin. Esim. levyn avaava The Suburbs menee varmaan top 100 lempparibiiseihini, mutta muuten levy on aika epätasaista jurnuttelua. Toki kohokohtia levyllä löytyy, mutta kokonaisuus ei ihan itselleni toimi.

A seemingly post-apocalyptic look at my own childhood in a Texas suburb. Post-rock in places, indie-rock in others. 6/5 stars for this one. This album made me miss a place that I had forgotten that I forgot.

Great vibes

Super nice album. I wish I had gotten into this thing when it was released but somehow it passed me by. Really quality songwriting throughout and very relatable lyrics about find your identity in a world that can quickly push people into a box growing up. 8/10

Pretty good. Enjoyable listen.

Ok. Overrated.

The Arcade Fire: growing up in the suburbs can be alienating at times. Aging Gen-Xers as they start to make up the majority of the Grammy voting body: holy shit yes

5* One of the best albums of the 2000's. The deceptive easiness of the songs will give up their depth after a few listens. City With No Children is a truly amazing song

Starts off strong then gets dull pretty quickly.

Rococo and We Used To Wait are the high points of a brilliant album. Definite vinyl purchase down the line.

🔥

I didn't know this singer. No bad but it's the kind of music I don't heard.

Arcade Fire is FINE

There was a brief period from like 2008-2012 when literally all music sounded like this. And I'm totally a sucker for it.

Good stuff

Minneapolis Nostalgia (the current!). Sprawl II major highlight

This is my favorite Arcade Fire album!

28th March 2022 Listened throughout the day working in the front room. Went to the cinema for screen unseen which turned out to be the novice. Jen hated it. What a record. Big, intimate, sprawling look at small town life. Arcade arguably at the peak of their powers.

Cool album

High school nostalgia. Love wasted hours