indie rock, rock, indie pop, chamber pop 64 min 16 tracks Sonovox Records
The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on August 3, 2010, by Merge Records. Coinciding with its announcement, the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing the title track and "Month of May". Produced by Markus Dravs, the album debuted at number one in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Character
Grave, character-led, classical in form and spare.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 87/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.6/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent5/5 ★
- MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−
- NME4.5/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.6/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin9/10
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Tracks
- 1The Suburbs5:15
- 2Ready to Start4:16
- 3Modern Man4:40
- 4Rococo3:57
- 5Empty Room2:52
- 6City With No Children3:12
- 7Half Light I4:14
- 8Half Light II (No Celebration)4:27
- 9Suburban War4:45
- 10Month of May3:51
- 11Wasted Hours3:21
- 12Deep Blue4:28
- 13We Used to Wait5:01
- 14Sprawl I (Flatland)2:54
- 15Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)5:26
- 16The Suburbs (Continued)1:28
16 tracks, 64 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Arcade Fire
- Label
- Sonovox Records
- Released
- 2010
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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