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Arcade Fire: WE [Columbia]
After revealing that new work was underway on a new Arcade Fire record during the pandemic, the band made good on the promise with “The Lightning I, II” in March, announcing its sixth album WE with the single. Arcade Fire also released “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” from the album ahead of its release. WE is Arcade Fire’s final album with Will Butler, who announced his departure from the group just two days after the arrival of “The Lightning I, II.” Read Sam Sodomsky’s review of WE, which he describes as “an album that reclaims the band’s trademarks after a decade spent fighting against them.”
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