Tracklist (CD)
| 1 | | Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) | | 4:48 | | 2 | | Neighborhood #2 (Laïka) | | 3:32 | | 3 | | Une Année Sans Lumière | | 3:41 | | 4 | | Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) | | 5:12 | | 5 | | Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) | | 4:49 | | 6 | | Crown Of Love | | 4:42 | | 7 | | Wake Up | | 5:35 |
See more tracks| 8 | | Haïti | | 4:07 | | 9 | | Rebellion (Lies) | | 5:12 | | 10 | | In The Backseat | | 6:20 |
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Review
The liner notes to this exceptional debut from the Arcade Fire refer to the recent deaths of several family members -- which explains why Funeral aches with elegiac intensity. Chilly imagery from this indie-rock band's native Montreal dominates the album: Characters stumble through the snow, shivering, to meet between their houses while their "parents are crying." "Crown of Love" builds from a mournful waltz to a bustle of choppy violin strokes as singer Win Butler pleads, "If you still want me/Please forgive me." Amid all the loss and breakups,… Read More the Arcade Fire manage to also be strangely joyous: Songs such as "Wake Up," which features a choir of voices and a fierce rhythmic stomp, burst with catharsis. The band could have gone for a less direct title, but even then it would have been crystal clear: Funeral captures the agony and even ecstasy of surviving death all around you.
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