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The Arcade Fire
Coming to The Orange Peel
Thursday January 27th

I thought about titling this something like "The Arcade Fire to Rage at The Orange Peel" or "Burning toward Asheville" until I remembered that I hate it when people do that cutesy Entertainment Weekly crap.
Thank God there's finally a new breed of musicians here to rescue indie rock from the tired pit of postured art rock gimmicks it was rapidly descending. Bands that create sincere music that doesn't wallow in emo self-pity. Since the release of their debut long player Funeral, Montreal's The Arcade Fire have been one of the most universally praised of those bands.
On first listen, the compelling nature of Funeral could easily pass you by. This is an album that's more rewarding with each passing listen. At first the theatrics and high drama might seem forced and cliche until the subdued intensity of songs "7 Kettles" finally overtake you and the actual intensity of songs like "Neighborhood #2 (Laika)" make it all the better.
Sometimes highly dramatic, sometimes overly sentimental yes, but if you read their bio there's actually a bit of personal tragedy being worked through on Funeral. At its core, the album is nothing revolutionary, merely a collection of 10 well constructed pop songs. But something about it seems to strike a chord (no pun intended) and makes you love it to death.

Go to The Arcade Fire's website right now. www.arcadefire.com