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Sunday, 01 August 2010 20:00

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - Merge

One of this year's most anticipated records!
~ Bruce Warren, Program Director WXPN

Much like their first two albums, The Suburbs from The Arcade Fire stands as a grandiose musical adventure. Similar to Funeral and Neon Bible, this new batch of songs triumphs with dynamic orchestrations and pure power. Yet, what sets The Suburbs apart from its predecessors is a sense of nostalgia. Where a dark cloud of impending doom may have at times hovered over their first two albums, The Suburbs offers a unique look back at adolescence both in a standalone state and in comparison to our current social state.

Published in 2010
Sunday, 01 August 2010 20:00

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - Merge

One of this year's most anticipated records!
~ Bruce Warren, Program Director WXPN

Much like their first two albums, The Suburbs from The Arcade Fire stands as a grandiose musical adventure. Similar to Funeral and Neon Bible, this new batch of songs triumphs with dynamic orchestrations and pure power. Yet, what sets The Suburbs apart from its predecessors is a sense of nostalgia. Where a dark cloud of impending doom may have at times hovered over their first two albums, The Suburbs offers a unique look back at adolescence both in a standalone state and in comparison to our current social state.

Published in 2010

My Morning Download: “ICU” by Lou Doillon

Photo by Mathiew Zazzo Singer, actress and model Lou Doillon is the half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg; her father being director...Read More

Get your prog-rock on: Yes Festival to make only U.S. appearance at Susquehanna Bank Center on 8/3

Progrockers Yes- Steve Howe, Chris Squires, Alan White, Geoff Downes & Jon Davison – bring their 2013 festival to the...Read More

Folkadelphia Session: Field Report

If you haven’t been listening to Milwaukee’s Field Report by now, here’s your chance to make it up with no hard...Read More

The Week’s Best MP3 Downloads, incl. Literature, Market East, Morning River Band

Photo by Abi Reimold Recent Philly transplants Literature previewed four new tracks in this week’s Key Studio Session. With a...Read More

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Surgeon at Kung Fu Necktie, The Killers at Susquehanna Bank Center, XPN welcomes the Philadelphia...

Philly metal band Surgeon will release their new album tonight at Johnny Brenda’s Kung Fu Necktie (the show was moved due to a...Read More