The Evolution is now!

Arcade Fire is back with a double album ... Deuce! We know that exercise has often been a trap-shoes where many groups and artists have broken teeth. When, in addition, it combines with the redefinition of writing, a new sound approach as is the case of Montreal of interest here, the worst is feared often ...

But there is a miracle in the air now, and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem production and electronic and danceable contributions are not for nothing, undeniably. A miracle because training had finally turning around in circles, never too disappointing but however, after the initial shock of a Funeral fire god, not surprised. A miracle because this hour and a quarter like a charm without time low, with no real decline of inspiration.
On the same contents of the album, I will reveal nothing to you, because spoil the nice surprise would be a shame and all, with its mounted saps and his reassurances, his stylistic differences and groupings on the fundamental group s 'understood as an overall trip, a little darker in its second half, varied and yet a foolish consistency that dare, on the bases of old mixtures daring towards electro, dub and even progressive rock.
One thing though: the icing on the cake, already appetizing without the presence of the Phoenix David Bowie on the introductory song and namesake. It is more incidental than anything but it is nevertheless not sulk his pleasure.

The successive plays so little wear that the cake ends up saying that perhaps the most beautiful standing there aeuvre Canadian. Time will confirm or not ... Whatever will be, Reflektor appears as an important album for Arcade Fire, the opus allowing them to face the future with a new serenity, a new certainty, that their art n ' is not soluble in the stylistic changes and their ability to lay great songs is intact, and even significantly revived.

Win Butler - vocals, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, keyboards
Régine Chassagne - vocals, accordion, drums, piano, xylophone, hurdy gurdy, recorders, keyboards
Richard Reed Parry - guitar, bass guitar, double bass, celesta, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizer, accordion, drums, percussion, backing vocals
William Butler - synthesizer, bass guitar, guitar, percussion, sitar, panpipes, trombone, omnichord, glockenspiel, musical saw, double bass, concertina, clarinet, gadulka
Tim Kingsbury - guitar, bass guitar, double bass, keyboards
Jeremy Gara - drums, guitar, keyboards
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Owen Pallett - orchestral arrangements, strings
Sarah Neufeld - strings
Marika Anthony-Shaw - strings
FILMharmonic Prague Orchestra - orchestra
Colin Stetson - horn arrangements, saxophones
Stuart Bogie - saxophones
Willinson Duprate - additional percussion
Verrieux Zile - additional percussion
Nazaire Jean Baptiste - additional percussion
Wilkenson Magloire - additional percussion
Dieuveut Marc Thelus - additional percussion
Wichemond Thelus - additional percussion
Joey Lavoie - guitar, keyboard
Rob Gill - guitar, bongos
Kid Koala - sample handling (1: 1)
David Bowie - vocals (1: 1)
Jonathan Ross - vocal sample (1: 6)