Stereogum — Arcade Fire have treated every aspect of the release of their new album, the not-exactly-beloved Everything Now , as a sort of performance-art stunt about corporate branding, and that apparently extends to late-night appearances. Last night, the ban... more info

Core News — “Arcade Fire perform a live set in front of a tiny invited audience at Maida Vale Studios.” Check out other Annie Mac shows in the archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Annie Mac 2017-08-02 Arcade Fire live gig [Uploa... more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire is on course for its third consecutive #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters. Sources suggest that the band's Everything Now might earn around 95,000 equivalent album units in the week ending 8/3. The al... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Chicago’s largest music festival returns to Grant Park this weekend, expected to draw 10,000 fans each day for headliners Chance the Rapper, the Killers, Muse and Arcade Fire. Lollapalooza runs Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thurs... more info

Nialler9 — My favourite songs of the past month – all in one place. Listen on Spotify 1. Four Tet – Two Thousand And Seventeen’ Kieran Hebden returns to the relative calm of his early work with this minimally-pitched track that lets a string instrum... more info

Stereogum — Win Butler recently sat down for an interview with Zane Lowe spanning Arcade Fire's full career from Funeral up to Everything Now. The interview went online today, and one of its central threads is Butler decrying his critics. "For pretty much every ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Literary Hub recommended August's best new books. Stream the new Guided By Voices album How Do You Spell Heaven at Stereogum. Vol. 1 Brooklyn shared an excerpt from Alison Moore's novel The Lighthouse. Paste listed the best Arcade Fire songs.... more info

KEXP Seattle — The highly-anticipated new album from Arcade Fire is finally here. KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates notes, “Like their last album (2013’s Reflektor), this one features a more dance-oriented sound… with takes on consumerism, social media, and c... more info

Chorus.fm — The notable artists on your television this week include: The Killers (Kimmel; 7/31), Tame Impala (Fallon; 7/31), Arcade Fire (Colbert; 8/3), and Bleachers (Meyers, 7/31). more info

Chicago Tribune — Chicago's largest music festival returns Thursday with some new features and a lineup expected to draw 100,000 fans each day to Grant Park. Chance the Rapper, the Killers, Muse and Arcade Fire are slated to headline Lollapalooza, which runs Thursday ... more info