What genre is Arcade Fire Funeral?
Alternative/Indie
French IndiePop
Funeral/Genres
What is Arcade Fire known for?
Montreal’s Arcade Fire are an eclectic indie rock band with baroque and pop undertones. They are known for their expansive membership and almost orchestral instrumentation, serious lyrical and thematic concerns, an anthemic yet iconoclastic sound and dramatic build-ups to moments of catharsis.
When did Arcade Fire form?
2001Arcade Fire / Active from
Arcade Fire was founded in 2003 in Montreal when transplanted Texan singer and guitarist Win Butler (b. April 14, 1980) met multi-instrumentalist Régine Chassagne (b. August 18, 1977) at an art opening. The two formed a songwriting partnership and eventually married.
When did Arcade Fire start?
2001Arcade Fire / Active from
How many Arcade Fire are there?
seven members
Across the band’s seven members, Arcade Fire can play over 16 instruments, including violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, Glockenspiel, French horn, harp, mandolin, and hurdy-gurdy. They also bring most of these with them on tour.
Where are Arcade Fire?
Montreal, Quebec
Arcade Fire are a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Win’s younger brother William Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara.
When did Arcade Fire funeral come out?
Funeral is the debut studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 by Merge Records. Preliminary recordings for Funeral were made during the course of a week in August 2003 at the Hotel2Tango in Montreal, Quebec, and the recording was completed later that year all in an analogue recording format.
Who writes Arcade Fire’s Music?
All tracks are written by Arcade Fire ( Will Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, Richard Reed Parry), unless otherwise noted. Writing credits retrieved from ASCAP.
When did funeral by funeral come out?
Funeral was released in Canada and the US on September 14, 2004, and in the UK on February 28, 2005. A highly positive review from Pitchfork, which gave the album a 9.7 out of 10 rating, was frequently cited as a key factor that propelled Funeral into widespread recognition and commercial success.
Why was the album funeral so popular?
A highly positive review from Pitchfork, which gave the album a 9.7 out of 10 rating, was frequently cited as a key factor that propelled Funeral into widespread recognition and commercial success. The album entered the Billboard 200 chart, a first for Merge Records; it was also the fastest-seller in the label’s history.