Arcade Fire singer/guitarist Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people for incidents that allegedly took place between 2015-2020. In a report published by Pitchfork, the accusers are said to be three women and another person who is gender fluid, all of whom claim Butler had an inappropriate sexual relationship with them. Butler has been married to fellow Arcade Fire member Régine Chassagne since 2003. At the time of the encounters, the three women were between 18-23, while Butler was between 34 and 39. The gender-fluid accuser was 21 when they say Butler, 34 at the time, sexually assaulted them twice: once when they were riding in a car together and another when he allegedly showed up at their apartment despite being told not to do so in text messages. Pitchfork says ...
We’ve been receiving mixed messages between Will and Win Butler in regards to Arcade Fire’s new album, but early Saturday morning Win shared a 45-second song snippet via Instagram story that could be previewing his band’s new material. The series of clips show hands on a mixing board washed in an infrared filter as music streams in the background. The frontman opted to caption the video with ab uplifting message to fans rather than explaining what we’re listening to. “These are the strangest times . . . and everyone is going through stress and pain for a huge variety of reasons,” he wrote. “I just want to send a message of unity and hope that all the forces trying to keep us apart won’t be successful.” “Until the world is made whole. One body one soul. [Heart emoji] Win,” he concluded his ...