When Arcade Fire pre-released the first track off their Neon Bible album last December in iTunes, they committed a boo-boo. They initially had wanted to release Intervention (Track #4) but perhaps administrative errors caused them to mistakenly release Black Wave / Bad Vibrations (Track #5).
Anyway, the track certainly takes a lot of listening before growing into it. This actually seems two songs in one, with the first part having a different tone, beat and style than the second one. It starts off with Regine doing her thing, kinda eerie and high pitched vocals and the second part is sung by her husband Win, definitely darker and edgier than the first part.
Back when Arcade Fire released this song, I couldn't believe that my current favorite band could do so medicore. Now, I kinda like it.
Song Rating: ****
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Link: Black Wave / Bad Vibrations by Arcade Fire, Live at Brixton Academy
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