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Jun 16, 2017 Portishead By Christopher Roberts

Arcade Fire are releasing a new album, Everything Now, on July 28 via their new label Columbia. They have previously shared a video for the album’s title track, “Everything Now,” announced a tour, and shared a funny fake cereal ad/teaser video for another song from the album, “Creature Comfort.” Now the band has shared a full on video for “Creature Comfort.” The video features the band performing the song in a room with a lot of strobe lights. The camera is static and the lyrics to the song scroll above and below the picture. Musically the song is shiny and upbeat, but lyrically it tackles suicide, fame, and other weighty issues. Win Butler sings about a fan who filled up the bathtub, put on the band’s first record (Funeral), and almost killed herself. It’s a bit of a weird juxtaposition of lyrics and music. Geoff Barrow of Portishead and BEAK> co-produced the song and plays synths on it (Win Butler recently remixed BEAK>‘s “Sex Music”). Watch the video below.

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and Pulp’s Steve Mackey produced Everything Now with the band, with co-production by Markus Dravus. The album was recorded in three different countries: at Boombox Studios in New Orleans, Sonovox Studios in Montreal, and Gang Recording Studio in Paris. It will be released on CD, cassette, and heavyweight black vinyl LP, as well as digitally. The vinyl version “will feature 20 different artwork variants, each bearing the album title in one of 20 different languages.”

In January Arcade Fire released a brand new song, “I Give You Power,” that featured the guest vocals of soul legend and civil rights activist Mavis Staples. Its release the day before President Donald Trump’s inauguration was probably no accident, especially as all proceeds from the song are being donated to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The tracklist for the album hasn’t been released yet, so there’s no word on whether or not “I Give You Power” is on the album. The band’s last full-length was 2013’s Reflektor.

Arcade Fire “Infinite Content” Tour Dates:

06-16 Cologne, Germany - Tanzbrunnen
06-17 Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands - Best Kept Secret Festival
06-19 Zagreb, Croatia - INmusic Festival
06-29 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07-01 Rosklide, Denmark - Rosklide Festival
07-02 Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide
07-04 London, England - York Hall
07-05 London, England - York Hall
07-06 Manchester, England - Castlefield Bowl
07-09 Belfort, France - Eurockéennes Festival
07-11 Linz, Austria - Ahoi! The Full Hit of Summer
07-15 Carhaix-Plouguer, France - Vieilles Charrues
07-17 Milan, Italy - City Season Festival
07-18 Florence, Italy - City Season Festival
07-19 Nyon, Switzerland - Paléo Festival
08-06 Chicago, IL - Grant Park
09-05 Québec City, Quebec - Centre Videotron
09-06 Montréal, Quebec - Bell Centre *
09-09 Ottawa, Ontario - Canadian Tire Centre *
09-12 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden +!
09-15 Boston, MA - TD Garden +
09-16 Washington, DC - Verizon Center +
09-17 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
09-21 Atlanta, GA - Infinite Energy Arena *
09-22 Tampa, FL - USF Sun Dome *
09-23 Miami, FL - Watsco Center at the University of Miami *
09-26 New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena *
09-27 Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center *
09-28 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center *
10-11 Edmonton, Alberta - Rogers Place ^
10-12 Calgary, Alberta - Scotiabank Saddledome ^
10-14 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum ^
10-15 Seattle, WA - Key Arena ^
10-17 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena **
10-18 San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena **
10-20 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum **
10-22 Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center **
10-25 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
10-27 Kansas City, MO - Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
10-29 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
11-01 Windsor, Ontario - Windsor Credit Family Union Centre ++
11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre

* with Wolf Parade
+ with Preservation Hall Jazz Band
^ with Phantogram
** with Angel Olsen
++ with Broken Social Scene
! with Grandmaster Flash

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