New Arcade Fire album due out in March. Here's the studio version of Intervention (this song has been played live a number of times). Recorded off of the radio so its not the best quality.

fs01n2.sendspace.com/dl/e9a8e6ed6acb1db0ffbced8c8ab06e2a/4582462a/rw96rz/Intervention_radiorip.mp3

aha, ok, so you can call this number and hear it: 1-866-NEON-BIBLE ext. 7777

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 2:07 AM. Reason : spelling problemos!?!?!?!!]

12/15/2006 2:03:17 AM

Aha this is kind of hilarious.

I like this song almost as much as I like Bryony.

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 2:08 AM. Reason : ]

12/15/2006 2:06:07 AM

i like the organ, but meh.

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 5:25 AM. Reason : asdf]

12/15/2006 5:19:42 AM

underwhelming, but i like it. i'll definitely have to hear the whole album before passing judgement.

12/15/2006 5:42:05 AM

last I'd heard they were calling it quits, or maybe that was just a rumor. Either way, a new album is certainly welcome.

12/15/2006 7:49:08 AM

Can a band become hilariously grandiose when they already are? I feel like "hilariously grandiose-r" isn't quite right.

The second half of the song is all right, but that applies to Andrew W.K. songs, too, so I don't know how I feel about this.

12/15/2006 8:20:42 AM

shows in the UK and montreal for next year's tour sold out in under two minutes

i will donate my testicles to science to see them.

12/15/2006 9:38:17 AM

I like the song but its such a shitty rip i cant listen to it

12/15/2006 11:04:44 AM

Hrmm, I'm not sure what to think - but I get the feeling that they feel pretty important after nailing it on their last record.

Better be careful they don't go to over the top - but the melody and feel when the drums kick in is quite awesome so i'm optimistic.

12/15/2006 12:53:48 PM

i know expectations are going to WAY to high for this album, but they should be. not only was funeral such an amazing album, but they also put on the best live show i've ever seen

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 1:09 PM. Reason : yeah]

12/15/2006 1:07:11 PM

I am in love with one of the live versions that I heard on the Internet a long time ago, especially with the dominant presence of Owen Pallett's violin.

Link to a live copy: http://www.sendspace.com/file/jzcu32

Maybe the version Cif82 uploaded is, like he said, such a bad rip that I'm not getting a good first impression of studio version. It just seems like the music, especially the organ, is overpowering or just too much. The organ does sound cool though

12/15/2006 1:08:08 PM

maybe it was because i was naked at the time, but i did get goosebumps when i first heard the organ.

12/15/2006 1:18:48 PM

that's probably because the frequecy of the phone and compression on that file is so damn scrunched all you are hearing are the mid-treble ranges....which is all organ baby. It would sound 100x better with a medium that had at least a .01% low freq. response for bass and drums, and bottom end on everything.

That being said, I wouldn't be suprsied that even when hearing an authentic mix of this that they intentionally over-mixed the organs because they feel proud and geeked out to get a chance to use them. They practically spent an assload renting/borrowing one of the most impressive pipe organs available (Montreal's Jean Baptiste church) so I guess the artsy fartsy in them couldn't resist. I only think they are using it for a couple of songs, that one on the phone being one of them.

12/15/2006 1:19:07 PM

oh shit, i like the live version WAY better.

12/15/2006 1:20:00 PM

doh. I can't hear that at work, it's not streaming or downloading.

12/15/2006 1:22:26 PM

i think my favorite part is the first two seconds.

12/15/2006 2:47:33 PM

I'm having a love affair with this song.

I'm totally scanning Craigslist for pipe organs.

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 3:02 PM. Reason : ]

12/15/2006 2:57:32 PM

if you have a midi-controller and a decent soundcard I have software and samples that are damn fine... and about 1000 sq. feet less hassle than a real pipe organ.

12/15/2006 3:12:51 PM

FUCK YOU AND YOUR DIGITAL BULLSHIT.

Certain churches are pretty cool about letting you use their organ during the week if you can prove that you know what you're doing.

12/15/2006 4:25:39 PM

yeah....well samples aren't really digital but I know what you are saying. Like analog recordings done well - like a mellotron if you like those..

12/15/2006 5:43:48 PM

The samples

on your computer

aren't digital?

12/15/2006 5:45:06 PM

A computer is nothing like a mellotron.

A Lo-Fi Loop Junky kinda is, though.

12/15/2006 5:46:19 PM

Of course they are digital stored on computer but the medium they were recorded isn't. They sound really good especially with the right efx. They've gotten so much better about removing the tinny digital nature of stuff nowadays.

But I know how hard it is to convince analog purists so I'm not even going to try...I was one once, til I realized you couldn't afford to hold standards like that anymore unless you wanted to run a museum and spend $texas.

For guitars and stuff i'm still pro-tube or nothing so I can relate.

12/15/2006 5:51:26 PM

I mean, I'm obviously just kind of joking around.

It's not like I'm rocking a Prophet or anything like that.

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 5:54 PM. Reason : ]

12/15/2006 5:54:16 PM

Fuck you all.

I hacked my BigBriar theremin into a monophonic Moog synthesizer.

12/15/2006 6:09:41 PM

Well, as a wise man once said, we can't all be vinylbandit.

12/15/2006 6:10:51 PM

I want a Moog.

12/15/2006 7:28:40 PM

So buy one!

Also, win the lottery first.

12/15/2006 7:37:16 PM

Yeah, I used to have a prophet. SC Prohet 600....not the flagship model and all, but it was really cool .

Sold it though b/c although it was great at sweeps and blips, efx, randomness. The strings on it were shallow and it only had like 6 voices i think.

I bought an ION, liked that for a while.

12/15/2006 7:39:54 PM

I use a Clavia Nord Lead 2x, and it does plenty fine by my standards.

But, back on topic, this song = teh winz.

[Edited on December 15, 2006 at 7:56 PM. Reason : ]

12/15/2006 7:40:49 PM

Quote :

"Well, as a wise man once said, we can't all be vinylbandit."

ahahaha

12/15/2006 9:04:10 PM

New song. It may be a b-side to Intervention but its pretty good so it may appear on the album.

sendspace.com/file/7hhwhb

[Edited on December 26, 2006 at 9:39 PM. Reason : ddddd]

12/26/2006 9:31:58 PM

thanks

^

Quote :

"Itunes accidentally put a new song up called "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" but it's title as "Intervention" so go get it kids. The studio version of "Intervention" will be up on the 28th for PIH charity."

12/27/2006 2:43:26 AM

The first single is "Black Mirror". You can listen to it here: http://arcadefire.com/yope.html Click "Win" and then the first entry.

1/6/2007 5:26:55 PM

sendspace.com/file/5yspsw

Strange choice for a first single. Intervention is a much more straight forward song with awesome pipes throughout. Sounds like AF are trying everything on this album.

1/7/2007 12:42:13 AM

I am almost certain this album will get bad press

after a debut like "Funeral", a let down is imminent

1/7/2007 10:04:45 AM

damn that song kicks ass. Not really a 'single' but they don't really need a single for this album to successful.

100 dollars says Bowie is proclaiming this is the best record ever again. Maybe they'll do a combo tour.

1/7/2007 11:19:23 AM

March 6th is the release date. Here is the tracklist:

1. Black Mirror
2. Keep The Car Running
3. Neon Bible
4. Intervention
5. Black Wave Bad Vibrations
6. Ocean of Noise
7. The Well & The Lighthouse
8. Antichrist Television Blues
9. Windowsill
10. No Cars Go
11. My Body Is A Cage

This video has some snippets of new songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61aaEq1rLxw

1/7/2007 12:36:28 PM

no cars go?

i wonder if it's a reworked version..

1/7/2007 12:55:10 PM

i would think so, but its not like they need to re-do it. its already a great song

after watching that video, it does sound like they re-did it

[Edited on January 7, 2007 at 2:30 PM. Reason : safsdf]

1/7/2007 2:27:58 PM

AF did a newer version of No Cars Go for the CBC Sessions and its really good but this was in late 2004.

1/7/2007 4:45:59 PM

that little video made me want this already

I blame the organs

[Edited on January 7, 2007 at 5:28 PM. Reason : .]

1/7/2007 5:28:42 PM

holy christ almighty i can't wait

looks like i'll have to take the entire month of march off to listen to this.

[Edited on January 8, 2007 at 1:05 AM. Reason : asdf]

1/8/2007 12:55:48 AM

i cannot stop watching that video

plz to more song clips, win

1/10/2007 2:52:40 PM

My Body Is A Cage

iguessimfloating.net/assets/mp3s/11%20My%20Body%20Is%20A%20Cage.mp3

Getting this album one track at a time

1/11/2007 9:47:04 AM

1/11/2007 10:17:56 AM

2:12 into that shit = GOD.

1/11/2007 10:20:35 AM

naice.

1/11/2007 10:41:08 AM

Link is already dead. I think I might try and have some self-control with this one since it's the album closer. Hopefully the whole album will leak soon.

1/11/2007 11:31:57 AM

Fuck it I'm downloading it

1/11/2007 12:20:40 PM