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Jul 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts Arcade Fire

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Arcade Fire released their new album, Everything Now, today via their new label Columbia. Now you can stream the whole thing below. While their albums are usually critically acclaimed, and The Suburbs won the Grammy for Album of the Year, Everything Now is getting a more mixed and even negative response from critics and fans, with some saying the songs aren’t memorable enough and others singling out specific lyrics that don’t work. What do you think of the album? Has the powerhouse band finally stumbled or is Everything Now just as good as their last album, Reflektor. Listen below and judge for yourself. (If you’d don’t prefer Spotify, they have also uploaded every song individually to their YouTube account.)

They had 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,” as well as a full on video for “Creature Comfort” and an annotated version of the “Creature Comfort” video. Then there were videos for two other new songs, “Signs of Life” and “Electric Blue.”

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). “I Give You Power” is not on the album.

Arcade Fire “Infinite Content” Tour Dates:

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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