Album Info

The Suburbs

Alternative - 2010

“Our heads are just houses, without enough windows,” trills Régine Chassagne aboard the grand, orchestral sweep of “Half Light I.”... more

Tracklist

1

The Suburbs

5:15 min
2

Ready to Start

4:15 min
3

Modern Man

4:39 min
4

Rococo

3:56 min
5

Empty Room

2:51 min
6

City With No Children

3:11 min
7

Half Light I

4:13 min
8

Half Light II (No Celebration)

4:27 min
9

Suburban War

4:45 min
10

Month of May

3:50 min
11

Wasted Hours

3:20 min
12

Deep Blue

4:28 min
13

We Used to Wait

5:01 min
14

Sprawl I (Flatland)

2:54 min
15

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

5:25 min
16

The Suburbs (Continued)

1:27 min

About The Suburbs

“Our heads are just houses, without enough windows,” trills Régine Chassagne aboard the grand, orchestral sweep of “Half Light I.” It’s a line that typifies the poetic cynicism—and evocative suburban imagery—of Arcade Fire’s expansive third record. Dripping conflicted nostalgia (“Rococo”), adventurous thematic echoes (“The Suburbs” and “Suburban War”), and throbbing, piano-driven grandeur (“We Used To Wait”), The Suburbs both despairs and idealizes, cultivating a masterpiece from disenchantment with the information age.