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Reflektor - Arcade Fire hype

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will_powder
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Best band in the world right now! Can't wait for this album to drop and for them to tour again!!!

Plus try out the interactive video at www.justareflektor.com, it will blow your mind.

Sep 9 2013 11:10PM
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will_powder
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Fixed:

https://www.justareflektor.com/
Sep 9 2013 11:10PM
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DrZoidberg
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Wow that was different from them, but I thought it was decent.
Sep 9 2013 11:24PM
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Jane6
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Yessss, so excited! Which one is your favourite song(s), from any Arcade Fire album I mean?
Sep 10 2013 5:45AM
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goodnoooo
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i loved this!
Sep 10 2013 10:01AM
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Turner.
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This song oozes James Murphy, I can't fucking wait for the album.
Sep 10 2013 10:55AM
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daannnnieel
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my favorite is the suburbs hand down, and if you haven't watch, "scenes from the suburbs"

Amazing short film that goes hand in hand with the song, understanding the song is actually way easier after watching the short film.
Sep 10 2013 11:20AM
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daannnnieel
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http://vimeo.com/58296738

has subtitles, still good.
Sep 10 2013 11:21AM
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DrZoidberg
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The suburbs was great. They really know how to put together an album, not just a collection of unrelated songs.
Sep 10 2013 11:25AM
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Jane6
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When I saw them live a few years ago and they played the Suburbs I actually started crying. Haha Ive never done that before, and I have never understood people who start bawling their eyes out at shows, but it was so powerful I just couldnt help myself. The lyrics are among the most beautiful ones I know, and the short film is a little piece of beauty too. Have to say my fav song is "Laika" or maybe "Rococo", but yeah "The Suburbs" gets me every fucking time.
Sep 10 2013 11:29AM
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daannnnieel
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It makes me happy, because short of crying, i feel the same way.
Sep 10 2013 11:36AM
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rudager
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Heard Reflektor this morning, pretty damn amazing.
Mr Bowie even has vocals on it.
Sep 10 2013 11:48AM
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will_powder
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From Funeral either Rebellion or Wake Up
From Neon Bible it's Black Mirror
From Suburbs it's Suburban War.

But I love it all haha.
Sep 10 2013 1:54PM
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Contender
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Pretty much exactly what I imagined when I heard James Murphy was going to produce the album.  Very LCD Soundsystem-esque which is only a good thing
Sep 10 2013 4:25PM
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DrZoidberg
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Ha that's exactly what I was thinking. It reminded me of you wanted a hit.
Sep 10 2013 5:13PM
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Mag
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So ficking pumped for this, single didnt blow me away, but I know the album will. The awesomeness level of all you guys in this thread has just multiplied by a billion.
Sep 10 2013 6:55PM
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steezbox
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And another album for which I am not that psyched for the song, yet I am very excited for the album itself.
Sep 10 2013 7:21PM
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Mag
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Well this has certainly changed, listened to reflektor over 300 times already... Fuck. But damn that's a good song.
Sep 22 2013 8:05PM
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will_powder
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Tracklist

Disc 1

'Reflektor'
'We Exist'
'Flashbulb Eyes'
'Here Comes The Night Time'
'Normal Person'
'You Already Know'
'Joan Of Arc'

Disc 2

'Here Comes The Night Time II'
'Awful Sound (Oh Erydice)'
'It's Never Over (Oh Orpheous)'
'Porno'
'Afterlife'
'Supersymmetry'
Sep 22 2013 8:20PM
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will_powder
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And this

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Sep 22 2013 8:21PM
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will_powder
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More new songs and a weird video

Sep 29 2013 6:31PM
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Mag
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7:27 I'm liking so far.
Sep 29 2013 8:36PM
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Mag
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Oct 23 2013 6:41PM
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ISkiHarder
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So stoked for their new album Reflektor is my favorite song of the year so far
Oct 23 2013 6:48PM
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Jane6
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Ahhh that song is great too. Loving the video also, is it some black Orpheus movie? All the youtube comments were just weird spam
Oct 23 2013 6:53PM
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ged.bend
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i was in brooklyn the night of their show, but tickets were running like 250 each, that would have been amazing.
Oct 23 2013 7:03PM
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will_powder
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yeah 1959 black orpheus movie. I know Winn did a bunch of film studies at uni so yeah.
Oct 23 2013 7:35PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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idk if they can top The Suburbs but I'm stoked for this album
Oct 23 2013 8:43PM
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will_powder
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The Suburbs is great, but Funeral is greatest.
Oct 23 2013 9:08PM
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Spagett+
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I am thinking that this album will kind of be a bust for me. I liked normal person but all the others were just kind of meh for me. It wont top modern vampires on my album of the year list that for sure. But thats just my 2 cents.
Oct 23 2013 9:14PM
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Ski_Alot
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I normally don't like arcade fire but that song and the interactive video were pretty sick. props to them
Oct 23 2013 10:36PM
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ABdrummer
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Never heard of them, just saw them on Colbert. I'm diggin it
Oct 23 2013 10:37PM
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NinetyFour
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Mandatory, "YOUZ NEVA HERD OF DESE GUISE?" Seriously though, how have you never heard of them before? I mean, they've always been one of those bands that doesn't seem to get much for airplay, but you've heard about or of them. Maybe it's just a Canadian thing.

Personally, I feel like their new stuff has some of the same sound of Sam Robert's album Collider. I'm digging it.
Oct 23 2013 10:52PM
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will_powder
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Oct 24 2013 2:24AM
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.Duncan.
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From their website.
Oct 24 2013 6:31PM
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Mag
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Majorly appreciate that, downloading as we speak.

& is the "video" behind this teaser just the entire showing of Black Orpheus? haha
Oct 24 2013 6:35PM
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will_powder
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I prefer the A side for sure. Definitely some duds on the album for me notably Porno and Supersymmetry. Favorites: Here Comes the Night Time, Normal Person, Reflektor, Afterlife, actually basically most of it haha.

Overall: Funeral>Suburbs>Reflektor>Neon Bible
Oct 24 2013 10:03PM
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Spagett+
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Yeah that's kind of how I feel too except neon bible tied with reflektor. There were a few songs I really liked on neon bible like intervention and windowsill and antichrist television blues.
Oct 24 2013 10:25PM
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.Duncan.
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Definitely my favorite right now.
Oct 24 2013 11:02PM
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AwR
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Digging every part of it.
Oct 24 2013 11:27PM
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BE..
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Kind of disappointed with this album. it just drags on for so long and there's at least 3 or 4 songs I would have left off. Porno and Reflecktor are both great but I'm having a hard time getting into the rest of the album. I'm guessing it will start to grow on me eventually but I pretty sure this album will go down as arcade fire's worst. They need to cut back on their arrangements a bit, a 10-piece band is not needed and that many different sounds just makes everything sound cluttered.
Oct 25 2013 12:34PM
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ABdrummer
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nevermind this stuff sounds familiar just never knew the band name
Oct 26 2013 3:11PM
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will_powder
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Pretty crushed that they removed it. Can't wait for tuesday to hear it again lol
Oct 26 2013 3:26PM
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ktd619
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Listening to this all day. titties.
Oct 29 2013 9:09AM
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Kimbo~Slice
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YA MY BRU

FUNERAL: NEIGHBOURHOOD 1 (TUNNELS)
NEON BIBE: MY BODY IS A CAGE
SUBURBS: SUBURBAN WAR
Oct 29 2013 9:22AM
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rudager
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Gonna go grab it after work

New CDs for the long drives!
Oct 29 2013 11:44AM
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Blurst
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WRONG.

this album is fucking amazing. Another arcade fire masterpiece
Oct 29 2013 11:47AM
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BE..
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I'm actually starting to agree with you. I've given it probably 10 listens since it leaked and it's definitely not as bad as I initially thought. The rhythm section throughout the entire album is awesome. However, it doesn't even come close to funeral. Solid album, I take back my first comment.
Oct 29 2013 1:15PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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truth, but I'd say Neon Bible ties My Body is a Cage
Oct 29 2013 1:25PM
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Blurst
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Yah funeral is such an anomaly though. That is the best debut album of any band in sooo long.

Reflektor is good, really different but really fucking good. Just like they did with neon bible and suburbs, they switched it up and fucking killed it.

Oct 29 2013 1:26PM
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PM4FreeJiberish
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Album is so dope. I've played "Its Never Over (oh Orpheus)" like 15 times already!
Oct 29 2013 2:38PM
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