NME — Win Butler tells NME: 'I feel like we are playing the best we ever have' more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - The seven members of Arcade Fire, the Montreal band renowned for its fierce DIY commitment and aversion to the record-industry grind, are gearing up to release their first album in four years next month. more info

Music For Ants — photo via sunbeam17 Six months of 2010 have passed which means it’s time for the annual mid-year recap of the best albums of the year so far. It’s already been a very exciting year for music and with scheduled releases from Arcade Fire, Radiohead... more info

Guardian Music — We're giving away a pair of tickets for their show at Hackney Empire on Wednesday. All you have to do is answer a questionguardian.co.uk/music more info

KEXP Seattle — Happy 143rd, Canada! From BC to Quebec, New Brunswick to Nova Scotia, this holiday is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the great Canadian bands that you’ve probably heard right here on KEXP, from indie rock favorites like Montreal’s Arcade Fi... more info

The Quietus — Hackney Empire gig confirmed more info

NME — Canadian group will play at Hackney Empire on July 7 more info

Stereogum — One of the first things you’ll noticed from the pics of Arcade Fire’s Helsinki gig is that they played in Helsinki’s historic and gorgeous Senate Square. According to photographer Elena Morelli, the band said they arrived in the city four days ... more info

Pitchfork — Lots of bands play "The Colbert Report" nowadays, but only a select few hit "The Daily Show". As their Twitter points out, Arcade Fire will join that elite list when they hit Jon Stewart's stage August 12, about a week after their new album, The Subu... more info

Altsounds — Montreal's *Winter Gloves* are set to release their anticipated new album *All Red* on September 7th in North America! All Red's ten tracks took shape on and off-stage during Winter Gloves' past year on the road and were brought back to the band'... more info