(Merge, 2004)
"Sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time is"
Discovery: The Arcade Fire probably marks one of my major forays away from punk and the guitar-driven alternative rock I almost exclusively listened to until recent years. I had heard about them because they got a TON of hype in the music scene, Canadian and otherwise, but I must admit to remaining largely indifferent to them. I liked them, but never really took the chance to study and get to know the music. That all changed when I saw them play at Deer Lake Park in the summer of 2007. Being in the middle of a forest, looking at a stage with the sun setting on the lake behind it, listening to this ethereal music surrounding me, I was moved. I came away with a feeling of surrealism, and knowing I had to love this band.
Result: This debut record from the Canadian indie heavyweights was not the first one I heard (as mentioned above, I first got into them during the Neon Bible era), but a case of me going backwards for more. Personally I like Neon Bible more, it seems darker to me, but I also really love throwing this record on and lying on the couch and thinking.
Stand-out Tracks: "Crown of Love", "Wake Up", "Rebellion (Lies)"
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