Arcade Fire: The Suburbs (CD)

The Suburbs is the third studio album by Arcade Fire released in August 2010. This is an acutely observed record, rich with drama and saturated detail, retaining the authoritative dread of its predecessor, Neon Bible, while harking back to the childhood nostalgia of Arcade Fire's celebrated debut, Funeral.

Its charms are cumulative, growing with every listen; after a while, you can spot the little references pinging back and forth between individual songs. It's an old hip-hop trick, and an even older symphonic one; it lends The Suburbs extra warmth and gravitas.

1. The Suburbs 
2. Ready To Start 
3. Modern Man 
4. Rococo 
5. Empty Room 
6. City With No Children 
7. Half Light I 
8. Half Light II (No Celebration) 
9. Suburban War 
10. Month Of May 
11. Wasted Hours 
12. Deep Blue 
13. We Used To Wait 
14. Sprawl I (Flatland) 
15. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) 
16. The Suburbs (Continued)