NME — Band preview new record at Sherbrooke in Canada more info

411 Mania — Primavera Sound festival thoughts, Arcade Fire are back, the Israeli indie-rock boycott, news on Interpol, new albums from Phil Selway, Superchunk, The Dodos more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — There aren’t too many moments that would make me want to drive all the way up to Canada. If the opportunity to see the Arcade Fire in a 50 person venue came up, I’d drop everything instantly and find a way to that gig. A 50 person warm-up show is... more info

Chorus.fm — *Arcade Fire (http://absolutepunk.net/arcadefire)* recently played a tiny club show in Montreal. Videos of some new songs are here (http://vimeo.com/12364826) and here (http://vimeo.com/12365262). Submitted by Larsfan more info

Stereogum — Last week we posted Arcade Fire’s 2010 tour dates, but as these things tend to go, Friday’s private show at the Notman House in Montreal wasn’t on the list. It was the band’s first show in the city in three years and, according to various rep... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — After listening to the two new songs Arcade Fire released, to say I'm intrigued by their next album would be an understatement. Of course, they could record a bunch of ambient noises with farm animals in the background and I'd still wonder what they... more info

Pitchfork — On Friday night, June 4, Arcade Fire-- who just announced a headlining gig at the 20,000-capacity Madison Square Garden-- played a show at Notman House, a "dusty, crumbling mansion," in Montreal for about 50 people, according to Said the Gramophone, ... more info

Said the Gramophone — Arcade Fire - Notman House, June 4, 2010. You could hear them through the walls. We waited, stooped on the steps of the Notman House, and you could hear the unmistakable call of the band inside, soundchecking, rehearsing, throwing full... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The acclaimed opera soprano performs songs by Arcade Fire, the Mars Volta, Peter Gabriel and others on the album, due out Tuesday. It's safe to say that if Ren... more info

Guardian Music — This Leeds band combine the sprawling intensity of Canada's Arcade Fire with the Welsh psychedelia of Super Furry AnimalsHometown: Leeds.The lineup: Oli (vocals, guitar), Harry (vocals, guitar, accordion), Cassie (vocals), Joseph (keyboards, melodica... more info