After a divisive album, the Canadian collective have bounced back with their best record in over a decade. “Fuck perfection”, says frontman Win Butler. “Perfection is boring”The post Arcade Fire: “‘WE’ connects the dots between everything we’ve ever done” appeared first on NME.

Inspired by the dystopian 1924 novel 'We', the band tackle modern malaise and find reasons to be cheerfulThe post Arcade Fire – ‘WE’ review: Canadian collective’s most focussed record since ‘The Suburbs’ appeared first on NME.

It’s a huge week for Arcade Fire. Not only are they releasing their much-anticipated sixth studio album WE, it’s about to be the band’s fifth time as musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend. I guess if you join SNL‘s five-timers’ club as a musical act, that means you get lots of lines i...

In the middle of March, Arcade Fire kicked off the rollout for their new album WE with the triumphant comeback single “The Lightning I, II.” Just two days later, founding member Will Butler — brother of frontman Win — announced he had left the band. After people had already noticed Will’s conspic...

The latest additions to the NME Radio playlistsThe post NME Radio Roundup 2 May 2022: Easy Life, Arcade Fire, Aluna & Jayda G and more appeared first on NME.