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Arcade Fire have shared their new album Reflektor online to stream in full ahead of its full release new week (28 October 2013).
In a clip uploaded to Youtube, fans of the band can listen to the entire double LP release from beginning to end. Accompanying the music is a film accompanied by lyrics to each song running alongside. The album is due for release next week on October 28th and will be available on vinyl digital and CD.
Listen to Reflektor is full below
Reflektor has been recieving mixed reviews from the critics with Drowned in Sound giving it 2 stars out of five and calling it a "dissappointing mess". Meanwhile Mojo called it "an act of rejuvenation few at their level manage with conviction". It may be an album that history will have to judge as our Gigwise reviewer stated: "It's difficult to judge this album on its own merits and not against the band's outstanding previous output. Funeral was seminal, Neon Bible started so promisingly then faded and The Suburbs moved the band subtly and very successfully into a new direction. With Reflektor there seems to be an attempt to move the music onwards once more".
Nevertheless the promo drive continues the promo drive leading up to release continues with the band playing Miami Mekka last night (October 23) and performing at Miami Little Haiti Cultural Center this evening. They will then appear at Neil Young's annual Bridge School benefit gig this weekend followed by an outdoor show at an as yet unnamed LA venue.
Below: what the critics are saying about the album
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