Arcade Fire Release Video for New Single, ‘Reflektor’

Arcade Fire

So…after months of endless speculation about the minute details of their upcoming fourth LP, Arcade Fire have finally dropped their new single, the seven-minute”Reflektor.”

There’s a surreal music video directed by Anton Corbijn, and that’s totally worth checking out. But let’s get to the main point: the music. We know that LCD Soundsystem frontman/producer James Murphy had a hand in the production of the upcoming album, and his fingerprints are all over “Reflektor,” from the repetitive disco arrangement (the congas, the strings) and the in-your-face quality of the overall sonic landscape. (Also worth noting that Davie Bowie randomly pops up to sing a few stray lines.)

At this point, the track is striking me as a bit overlong and underwhelming, but maybe I’m in still in a fog thanks to last night’s mind-blowing episode of Breaking Bad. Plus, it’s Arcade Fire we’re talking about, and I’m willing to let this one digest before I come to too snappy of a conclusion.

Still, it’s worth asking: What do you think of the track? Check it out below.

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