Description
The Arcade Fire takes its sound to new and exciting places on its slavishly anticipated album, Neon Bible.
The 11-track set was primarily recorded in a church outside the band's Montreal homebase and features contributions from Final Fantasy's Owen Pallett, Calexico's Martin Wenk and Jacob Valenzuela and Wolf Parade's Hadjii Bakara. Named after cult author John Kennedy Toole's first novel, Neon Bible is smart and subtle enough to present itself as a personal discovery for every listener.
Intervention, Black Mirror, Black Wave/Bad Vibrations, Ocean of Noise, Keep the Car Running, The Well and the Lighthouse, and Antichrist Television Blues are standout tracks off Neon Bible. Butler's powerful vocals in Antichrist Television Blues recall the Bruce Springsteen of Born to Run.