Arcade Fire Announce New Album “The Suburbs”, Release Date, & Pre-Order

You can now listen to the whole album for free right here.

I just happened to check through Arcade Fire’s various labels (as well as various online retailers, and I haven’t seen it anywhere else yet, although it is only 3:30am) and saw that Merge now have a pre-order up for the new Arcade Fire album titled “The Suburbs”.

It’s set for release on August 2nd in Europe and August 3rd in North America, and the best part is that it’s a double LP, so that’s not one, not two, but a shitload of songs!  Plus if you pre-order it ($14.98 for the CD, $25.98 for the LP) you get a poster and a download link to get the two new songs in MP3 320!  Damn good deal, mine is ordered.

Head on over to Merge and pre-order it now and listen to radio rips of the soon-to-be-released 12″ single “The Suburbs” and “Month Of May” below.

UPDATE: They’ve now updated their site with the album cover and back, another postcard, lyrics for “The Suburbs” and multiple pre-order links.

Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs”
Arcade Fire – “Month Of May”