Calling Card
In 2007, the New York Times called Arcade Fire "one very, very indie band." According to the flattering feature article, "an Arcade Fire show has the feel of a Clash concert infiltrated by Cirque...
Setting
According to Arcade Fire front man Win Butler, The Suburbs is not so much intended as a criticism of the suburbs as it is "a letter from the suburbs." Butler and his brother, Will, who is also in...