The Suburbs is about a society surrendering its underpinnings. The familiar Arcade Fire elements are all here, but each is freshly unsettled and unsettling. A new wave confidence lurks. Kick drum grandeur, wow-and-flutter strings, and a punky grit speed the plow, as these anthems tilt ominously in the dying light.
Reminds us of: Beach Boys in a bad hood | ‘The Last Broadcast’-era Doves | A venus flytrap
Arcade Fire: (Official)