The Telegraph — For all their mainstream commercial appeal, though, you can't take the "art" out of these art-rockers. Rating: * * * * more info

DrownedInSound — In a nutshell, The Suburbs' two most important achievement are to a) be good and b) not be a rehash of its predecessors. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — By reining in their excesses and lightening up a bit, Arcade Fire regain a lot of charm, says Alexis PetridisIn 1998, Q magazine invited readers to vote for the 100 Best Albums of All Time. Twelve years on, the results offer an unwittingly hilarious ... more info

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Guardian Music — Montreal band to stream concert footage online – and the man behind Brazil and 12 Monkeys is calling the shots. Expect Johnny Depp to contribute a glockenspiel soloTerry Gilliam is to direct a forthcoming webcast by Arcade Fire. When the Canadian b... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Check out Zane Lowe‘s insightful interview with Arcade Fire’s frontman Win Butler about the making and thought process of The Suburbs: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recomend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it ... more info

MTV.com News — Webcast streams from special YouTube page on August 5.By James Montgomery The Arcade Fire's Win Butler Photo: Mark Metcalfe/ Getty Images The Arcade Fire's forthcoming The Suburbs, due August 3, is a very big record, one they're celebrating... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Consequence of Sound reviews the new Arcade Fire album, The Suburbs. The New York Times chronicles the final days of comics legend Harvey Pekar. The Detroit Free Press interviews Jack White about his various music projects. Psychology Today has launc... more info

Stereogum — Funeral was about family, and Neon Bible was about institutions. The Suburbs on first listen, feels like adolescence, the time when you’re trapped between leaving one and joining the other. Will and Winn Butler told NPR that the record would be abo... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — So I haven’t done a live blog of an albums leak since The National’s High Violet leaked. It’s a fun thing to do because it shows you all of my first impressions of these songs. These are only my raw first impressions of the songs remember, so d... more info