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| Value for Money | 9/10  |
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| Reviewer Rating | 9/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.3/10  |
By WSD
on 1st Mar 2005
| Other Artists Listened To | Wedding Present, The Killers, Rogue Wave |
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| Value for money | 9/10 |
| Overall value | 9/10 |
 WSD's recommendation | |
The Arcade Fire, Funeral - I'm sat listening to this in the office and it's making me want to jump up and down and sing along (except I don't know the words yet). What a brilliant album! It's like a poppier version of Bright Eyes, or a rockier version of the Shins, with the occasional female French vocal. This album made so many top 100 album lists in the U.S. last year so it's fantastic that it's finally gotten a UK release so everyone can hear it.
I'm not certain I've properly described the sound because it takes in such a range of styles - the Bjork/Kate Bush-esque female vocals on the softer tracks, the folky, indier stuff, the jangly guitar bits, the nice piano sounds and some more experimental moments as well. This album is going to be one of the best you'll hear this year so go buy it and try and classify it for yourself!
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