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The most important news first: Arcade Fire will bring out a new record on May 9th. The successor to WE is called Pink Elephant. The (wistful -looking) first single is called “Year of the Snake” and can be heard from Tuesday (April 8th).
As with most of their past studio recordings, the Canadians chose an unusual way to announce new material. This time there was information on Monday (April 7th) as part of a radio mix on the band’s fan club app.
Win Butler and Régine Chassagne left at the end “Year of the Snake” Play and then announced the good news: “Our new album is called ‘Pink Elephant’ and will appear on May 9th. Take it up in your circle of trust. And take care of each other.”
Arcade Fire focuses on cohesion
Butler humbly added: “Thank you for spending a little time with us – I know that time is the only thing you can’t buy, so you cancel your job, call your best friend. We experience a time of change, and if you feel strange, that’s probably a good sign.”
In the past few weeks, it was indicated that Arcade Fire had a new LP at the start. First the group changed their social media layout drastically, then she played several new songs while visiting the Luck Festival by Willie Nelson. They also offered their song “Cars and Telephones” written 25 years ago, which they have been playing live for some time.
Arcade Fire like May-we know that at the latest since her Suburbs song “Month of May”. According to WE, which came out on May 6, 2022, the successor Pink Elephant will now be released in the bliss month.
In the meantime, however, there were also negative headlines, which were particularly concerned with singers Win Butler. A research by PitchFork showed that several young women accused Butler of having sexually pressed them. The musician apologized for his misconduct, but also denied some allegations. There were no further investigations by the police.