370. Arcade Fire - funeral

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Here I go again: I first heard the Arcade Fire when they opened for the Wrens at a Kintting Factory show - they weren't anybody at the time, 'Funeral' had not been released, and the Wren's were so impressed with them from a gig they played together in Canada that they were asked to open a handful of dates for the band. That show was great (both bands), but I still didn't pick up their ep. I also waited ages to get this one, mainly because they were everywhere all the time. I am part of a mix club (long story) and out of 9 cd's 7 had some sort of AF track - so I had pretty much heard the album already. By the time I picked this up I wasn't in awe of it like many, mainly due to the over exposure. Clearly very Talking Heads like, but that's okay if it is done well and isn't simply a rip off.

9 out of 10