Earlier this month, Arcade Fire debuted a new song titled Signs of Life during a performance in London. The band has now unveiled a full studio version of the synth-laden track. The track marks their third from the band’s upcoming fifth studio album, Everything Now. Speaking to BBC Radio 1, multi-instrumentalist Will Butler discussed his inspiration for the project, stating that: “There’s sort of an everything-nowness to life. I feel like almost every event and everything that happens surrounds you on all sides. It’s trying to capture some of the experiences of being alive now in all its flaws and all its glory.” Check out the video, which sees a pair of special agents embark on a mysterious mission, below:
The album, co-produced by Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, is due for release on July 28th through Columbia Records. The album has been subject to a series of hints from the band from as early as 2015; In a September 2015 interview with NME, Will Butler appeared to confirm that the record was in its early stages:
“We’re all itching to play music together and start recording things,” he said. “We’re basically in the demo and play together phase, and historically that’s led to realizing that, surprisingly, we’re 30 per cent into a record, so we’ll see if that happens.”
The project has been the subject of multiple teasers from the band, which has included hiding boxes of cereal throughout Dublin, offering fans who tracked down the boxes admittance to an afterparty following their performance at Dublin’s Malahide Castle. The track-list for the album was officially released yesterday following a series of anagram hints on Twitter and can be viewed below:
Everything Now:
01 Everything_Now (continued)
02 Everything Now
03 Signs of Life
04 Creature Comfort
05 Peter Pan
06 Chemistry
07 Infinite Content
08 Infinite_Content
09 Electric Blue
10 Good God Damn
11 Put Your Money on Me
12 We Don’t Deserve Love
13 Everything Now (continued)
In support of the new album, the Canadian indie-rockers have also announced a full European and North American tour with The Kooks slated for the summer and autumn season. A full itinerary of European dates can be viewed below:
07/01 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/02 – Berlin, DE @ Wuhlheide
07/04 – London, UK @ York Hall
07/05 – London, UK @ York Hall
07/06 – Manchester, UK @ Castlefield Bowl
07/09 – Belfort, FR @ Eurockéennes Festival
07/11 – Linz, AT @ Ahoi! The Full Hit of Summer
07/15 – Carhaix-Plouguer, FR @ Vieilles Charreus
07/17 – Milan, IT @ City Season Festival
07/18 – Florence, IT @ City Season Festival
07/19 – Nyon, CH @ Paleo Festival
Pre-orders of the album, featuring a limited edition ‘Day Version’ LP with bonus tracks as well as a ‘Night Version’ on coloured vinyl and alternative packaging, can be purchased here.
