New York Times — The band’s new album glitters with pop allusions, but when the balance between earnestness and exhilaration slips, it becomes slighter than earlier works. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Internet gave life to Arcade Fire. In the mid-2000s this indie-rock band from Montreal broke out as one of the earliest beneficiaries of an online music culture engineered for hype. Websites such as Pitchfork and Stereogum wrote rapturously about... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Internet gave life to Arcade Fire. In the mid-2000s this indie-rock band from Montreal broke out as one of the earliest beneficiaries of an online music culture engineered for hype. Websites such as Pitchfork and Stereogum wrote rapturously about... more info

Chorus.fm — Craig Manning reviews 'Everything Now,' the disappointing fifth LP from Arcade Fire. more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire have always made dance music. Consider "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)," the most crushingly heavy relic of the disco-punk era. Recall "Ready To Start," a propulsive rock song that never fails to get bodies moving. Behold the new wave glorie... more info

DrownedInSound — Arcade Fire are not your corporate product more info

Chorus.fm — Arcade Fire have announced their dress code for their upcoming Brooklyn record release show. You can read the message sent out to attendees below. I would definitely not be “hip and trendy” enough. PHONE-FREE VIEWING EXPERIENCE: No cellphones, ca... more info

Stereogum — Back in 2013, Arcade Fire faced some criticism for requesting that their audience members adhere to a dress code at the shows on their North American arena tour. They backtracked at the time, saying it was "super not mandatory," but they're back at i... more info

USA Today Music — The band's frontman explains the reasons behind Arcade Fire's satirical album cycle — and why he despises that phrase.             more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire have announced that they'll perform an intimate show in Brooklyn on the eve of the release of their new album, Everything Now, and that it'll be livestreamed on Apple Music for all to watch. A press release notes that the show will featur... more info