Idolator

I don't know. I really like the effort, though it is my least favorite song from the album. I think it's nifty, actually, much like the pretty amazing (but, yeah, kinda artsy fartsy) Neon Bible video.

Am I the only one who likes that goddamned song? I concede the album as a whole was kinda weak, but Black Mirror was one of the standouts for me. Oh well, I should probably just throw in the towel and pretend I never liked this band in the first place.

You're all just a bunch of mainstream posers.

I like the song (and the little flash thingy!). But I'm a shameless fanboy who makes no pretensions to objectivity.

Mostly I like that I now have an acapella and a drum track that I can muck about with on my own.

I guess I'm a little late to the party, but we're supposed to be hating the arcade fire now? Like, "unnecessarily tear apart a minor news story about them" level of hate? I didn't catch that memo.

re: "i didn't catch the memo"

its ona need-to-know basis

re: "fans can participate in the profound artistic process that yielded the murky, boring song"

that made me laugh out loud!

@Iamthegamer: I'm betting on a Soulja Boy style flip-flop in the run up to the third AF album. Just as soon as the lead off single is released/leaked: A cover of Yahh.

I can't wait to hear Regine + an Eastern European choir do the YJFLRGLBLE bit.

I KIND OF LIKE ARCADE FIRE TOO.

And with this post, Idolator tried to snark their way into relevance by "anti"-talking that which makes music interesting today.

Hack job, anyone?

please hammer, don't hurt 'em

@mike a: Haha. Agree!

Oh hush. It was a slow news day and I was trying to help out. Jesus. Sorry my position on the Arcade Fire isn't registering precisely where it ought to on the hype/backlash scale. I was being honest about how I felt while noodling around on the site. It was boring and pretentious, much like the song itself.

I fight back only because I've had a few too many Mahous.