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Funeral

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Album

Funeral · Arcade Fire recorded its debut album largely in one week in August 2003, at Hotel2Tango in Montreal, entirely analogue. It was finished in 2004, including in the apartment of Régine Chassagne and Win Butler. The production is estimated to have cost around ten thousand dollars. During the work, several relatives of band members died. That gave the album its title and its themes: death, change and the loss of innocence.

The first half forms the Neighborhood suite, about a city without power in the middle of winter, based on the ice storm of 1998. Rebellion (Lies) became the most successful single. Pitchfork gave the album a 9.7, and the reviews were largely glowing. It received a Grammy nomination and appeared on many lists of the best albums of the 2000s. According to Stereogum it was perhaps the most influential indie rock album of its time.

Listening

Listening tip. In Wake Up, listen to how the song slowly builds and the choir grows ever larger. Notice how communal and exuberant it sounds.

Track list

  1. 1Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)4:48Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Neighborhood #2 (Laika)3:32Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Une année sans lumière3:41Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)5:13Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)4:50Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Crown of Love4:42Apple Music ↗
  7. 7Wake Up5:35Apple Music ↗
  8. 8Haiti4:07Apple Music ↗
  9. 9Rebellion (Lies)5:11Apple Music ↗
  10. 10In the Backseat6:20Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

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