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Continuing my trip forward in time through the album charts

13/05/22 : We - Arcade Fire


Our 2nd visit with Arcade Fire - I liked Neon Bible but wasn't so convinced by Funeral, so had no idea what to expect from this one but was slightly hopeful, at least.

And yeah, I liked it.  They've dialled down some of the quirk and it suits them - bizarrely, it sounds like they're not having such a great time but I prefer the results.  It reminded me of Bright Eyes' later stuff which I really like - so yeah, it's good stuff.  I feel I should have more to say on it, but I don't -  I liked the album cover as well!

We're at #1 with a new entry in a busy week for new entries - Sigrid (#2 - which I checked out and liked), Knucks (#3), Jack Harlow (#4), Soft Cell (#7), Belle & Sebastian (#8) and Halestorm (#9).  I imagine not many will still be around next week…

Wikipedia has more than I was expecting for a recent album but it doesn't say an awful lot, although it does explain that the album takes its name from the Russian dystopian novel We by Yevgeny Zamyatin.  You didn't guess that now, did you?  It also tells me that Peter Gabriel does backing vocals on one of the tracks - that passed me by I'm afraid.  The critics liked it and it did well globally - #1 in Ireland and The Netherlands as well as here.

"Customers also listened to" an odd mix - Foals, Interpol, The Black Keys and Soccer Mommy.  I'm struggling to see much of a link there, but I think this is probably my favourite Arcade Fire album that I've met - it feels like it could get them some new fans if people check it out.  Which they probably won't - I think once you've released more than two or three albums you don't get new people trying you out these days, but hopefully I'll be wrong.

06/05/22 - Underwhelming
20/05/22 - One I liked but didn't enjoy

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