SPLICED LIFE /
BLACKBEARD'S CHEST / A COLLECTION OF RANDOM TREASURES
ISSUE 02
Music / Blackbeard's pick
Arcade Fire
Hailing from Montreal,
Canada, Arcade Fire are a six
piece band that have won two
BRITs, two Grammys, and
have released three records
over the last ten years.
Their breakthrough album Funeral (2004)
was nominated for a Grammy for Alternative
Album of The Year and the album was chosen
by Rolling Stone as the #1 album of the ‘00s.
Arcade Fire’s platinum-selling sophomore
album Neon Bible (2007) debuted at #2 in the UK
and USA. Q named Neon Bible album of the year
in 2007, and it was nominated for Best Alternative
Music Album at the Grammys.
2010’s double platinum album The Suburbs,
debuted at #1 in seven countries. Arcade Fire
were named Band of the Year on the cover of
Q Magazine in 2010. In February 2011 they
won Album of The Year at the Grammy Awards
for The Suburbs, before going on to win Best
International Group and Best International
Album at the 2011 BRIT Awards. 2012 also saw
The Suburbs pick up an additional Grammy for
Best Recording Package.
Arcade Fire’s highly anticipated fourth album
Reflektor has just been released. Title track
‘Reflektor’ features guest vocals from David
Bowie. Check out http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=_fFAKrIntzY and try and spot all the
guest appearances.
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