Unlike most of our previous Indie Intro subjects, Arcade Fire have been making records for a while. This week, they released their third album, The Suburbs (which is expected to top the Billboard charts next week), and played two sold-out shows at NYC's Madison Square Garden. Pretty impressive. It's a given that some of you might not have known about the band a few years ago, but at this point, there's no excuse. Keep reading to learn some facts about the Canadian rockers if you're not familiar...
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Unlike most of our previous Indie Intro subjects, Arcade Fire have been making records for a while. This week, they released their third album, The Suburbs (which is expected to top the Billboard charts next week), and played two sold-out shows at NYC's Madison Square Garden. Pretty impressive. It's a given that some of you might not have known about the band a few years ago, but at this point, there's no excuse. Keep reading to learn some facts about the Canadian rockers if you're not familiar...
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Death Influenced Their First Album.
Funeral
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The Lead Singers Are Married.
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They're Working With Spike Jonze.
Arcade Fire re-recorded "Wake Up" specifically for use in the trailer for Spike Jonze's film Where The Wild Things Are, but their work together isn't stopping there. The next collaboration is a B-movie science fiction story that will serve as a companion piece to The Suburbs. If Spike's work with Kanye is any indication, this short film should be trippy and awesome.
