Year in Rock 2013 Nominee: Arcade Fire
ARCADE FIRE
Reflektor
From: Reflektor
Released: October 29
I was all set to include Normal Person as the song nominee from Arcade Fire's fourth album, but then two things happened:
1. I kind of soured on the song's sense of piss-taking on rock ("Do you like rock and roll music? / 'Cause I'm not sure that I do" is said before the album's most glorious rock song unfolds).
2. The title track, which I was lukewarm on upon its release, grew on me. A lot. Does it overstay its welcome? Absolutely, but that's indicative of the album as a whole; here's hoping the rest of Reflektor grows on me too (although that second disc will be hard to go back to on a regular basis).
Reflektor
From: Reflektor
Released: October 29
I was all set to include Normal Person as the song nominee from Arcade Fire's fourth album, but then two things happened:
1. I kind of soured on the song's sense of piss-taking on rock ("Do you like rock and roll music? / 'Cause I'm not sure that I do" is said before the album's most glorious rock song unfolds).
2. The title track, which I was lukewarm on upon its release, grew on me. A lot. Does it overstay its welcome? Absolutely, but that's indicative of the album as a whole; here's hoping the rest of Reflektor grows on me too (although that second disc will be hard to go back to on a regular basis).
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