Thursday Thoughts; Why I Love... Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire are just great. The David Bowie of indie music. (that's an odd claim to fame) This band I got into late as far as their career goes. "The Suburbs" being their third album (the first I heard) is such a masterpiece, doing a concept album for your third release is brave to say the least.

The reason that I say they are the David Bowie of Indie Music, is they are chamelionic in styles like the late great Bowie. They were big Bowie fans and performing with him on record & live. When Bowie died they performed his music with the New Orleans Preservation Jazz Band. A band open to new ideas and developing is a band I like (in the main).

• Funeral; Indie guitar
• Neon Bible; Americana/folkier
• The Suburbs; Art rock with strings
• Reflektor; Disco/Dance Rock

It's all well and good changing but if the songs are no good, where can go go but these guys just have so many good songs. Sing a Long Anthems, Experimental tracks & Songs to Dance to. Aesthetically, they are fabulous. Art direction is fabulous. The teaser campaign for Reflektor was awesome.

To end, here is a hilarious video of "The Arcade Fire" accepting a Brit Award for International Album and no one knows who they are and at 1:30, no one knows any of the bands they are thanking for their existence.