After the groundbreaking release of "Funeral" in 2004, Arcade Fire set themselves up for a sophomore slump. Shortly after it hit the market, "Funeral" topped every music snob's album of the year ...

The Arcade Fire’s Funeral was a crucial record for a variety of reasons. On a circumstantial level — in the same way OK Computer redeemed guitar music in a decade when it seemed at risk of becoming ...

Nearly two weeks ago, almost no one outside of independent music circles had heard of Arcade Fire. The name alone usually leads to shrugs and questions about where the blaze occurred. However, that ...

The long-awaited second full length from critically acclaimed Montreal collective Arcade Fire somehow far surpasses its predecessor in sonic and emotional impact. Formed in mid-2003, the band has ...

As part of Merge’s sold-out “Born Under a Good Sign” vinyl subscription series, A Giant Dog have covered Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible in its entirety. It’ll be available to stream at midnight tonight and ...

The Canadian art rockers amped up their precious orchestral pop with some Bruce Springsteen-like everyman appeal. An album about religion, war and even Jessica and Ashlee Simpson’s dad, “Neon Bible” ...

Why am I starting in reverse chronological order? For the same reason great college football teams open each season by playing a couple of pushovers. You need to pad the record, get the juices flowing ...

“Neon Bible,” Arcade Fire’s follow-up to its critically acclaimed 2004 debut “Funeral,” may be another angst-ridden collection of songs lamenting the world’s anxious condition, but for being so ...

With its first album, Funeral, Arcade Fire expressed the anguish and misery of the 21st century. The band members have not attempted to distance themselves from their brilliant debut. In fact, they ...

Musically, Neon Bible builds from the dark, New Order-esque swoon of “Keep the Car Running” to the pipe-organ-drenched penitence of “Intervention” to a gathering “ocean of noise.” Spiritual, stirring, ...