• “ALBUM OF THE YEAR so far in 2010.. an incredible epic.”
  - Fez (our fave Springsteen-broadcasting Promo Mgr), 27.07.10 2.12pm

• “And The Suburbs is their most thrillingly engrossing chapter yet; a complex, captivating work that, several cycles down the line, retains the magic and mystery of that first tentative encounter. You could call it their OK Computer. But it’s arguably better than that.”
  - Mike Diver (BBC), 21.07.10

Having had several days to live with Arcade Fire’s newbie The Suburbs (did you attend our listening session earlier this week?), we’ve  come back to our senses after madly swooning, wiping tears, and air-violining to tracks like to Rococo and Suburban War. It can now be confirmed with a level head that this album is one of the highlights of the past decade. And we wish to witness the opus live.

Fortunately, Arcade Fire are live-streaming their entire NYC Madison Square Garden performance globally on August 5. Tune into their VEVO channel on youtube.com/arcadefirevevo to witness the event:

The show is not just any old gig+webcam combo… we’ll be able to switch between multiple cameras to watch from alternative vantage points and front row to backstage. And if you’ve submitted your suburban photo to the band in time, it may be featured on stage during the show, which will be directed by film maker Terry Gilliam (he created the Monty Python animations and directed 12 Monkeys).

If you witnessed Arcade Fire’s last run of Australian shows in 2008, you’ll know just how integral the spectacular visuals are to the performance. Everything from Win’s glowing blacklight shirt to footage of a ranting television preacher at the summation of Antichrist Television Blues, were integrated into electrifying performance.

Speaking of live shows… all you festival-goers who were stuck in 6hrs of traffic on the road to & from Splendour couldn’t have missed this little grass stain…