Engineering the Sound: Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’

As the nineties became the noughties, a ridiculously broad swathe of music called ‘indie’ rose to prominence. Though most of the bands that were swept up in the trend have long since vanished from consciousness, Arcade Fire managed to transcend the stylistic norms of indie to become a globetrotting behemoth. The Suburbs, the band’s third album was the catalyst for this ascension.

On the back of two albums that fused rock, folk and orchestral sensibilities, The Suburbs (released in 2010) simultaneously sublimated these influences and broke free of their shackles. It was the album that saw the seven-piece take on their broadest sound palette and elevate them to a new level of recognition.

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