Arcade Fire – Empty Room
Canadian mirror-lovers Arcade Fire’s hotly anticipated third album The Suburbs finally leaked earlier this week, and it’s received a fair amount of mixed reviews, but a song like “Empty Room” stands strongly on its own, regardless of whether the album itself is a grand statement by the band on their pasts or an overly long, somewhat boring affair (ahem). Frantic strings and a vintage duet between husband and wife Win Butler and Regine Chassagne make this a short and sweet cut that doesn’t overstay its welcome.
