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Following a length promotional campaign, Arcade Fire have released their long-awaited 5th studio album, “Everything Now”. Their first album in 4 years, it’s a mix of gorgeous sounds and some less so.
A mixed bag of rock, disco-funk, pulsing pop and electro
Canadian sextet Arcade Fire have released their 5th studio album “Everything Now”. Recorded between Paris and Montreal and produced by the group alongside Daft Punk‘s Thomas Bangalter and Pulp bassist Steve Mackey, the latter two have no doubt contributed to the late 70’s, early 80’s disco sound of the album. One can especially hear Daft Punk-esque retro synth in the seemingly ABBA-inspired track “Put Your Money On Me”.
The album as a whole supposedly serves as a commentary on the suffocating information-overload of our internet era. However, the message ironically gets a little lost in the massive mix of genres the album has got going on. At one extreme, there’s “Electric Blue”, a genuinely catchy electro-funk track with awesome falsetto vocals. At the other, there’s the pure pulsing pop of “Creature Comfort” which comes over a little strong. Having said that, the title track “Everything Now” is a gorgeous sound and definitely the melodic highpoint of the album. The track exudes optimism with a beat and piano riff that shouts ABBA, a super cheerful melody and lyrics that ground the sound.
In a BBC Radio 1 interview, Arcade Fire’s frontman Win Butler said the following about the album:
“There’s sort of an everything-nowness to life, I feel like almost every event and everything that happens surrounds you on all sides. It’s trying to capture some of the experiences of being alive now in all its flaws and all its glory.”
Despite its varying levels of success, this is much less of a high concept album as we’ve seen with some of the group’s earlier work. “Everything Now” is more heartfelt and definitely still an album worth listening to.
