CONFERMATO IL NUOVO ALBUM DEGLI ARCADE FIRE

Arcade Fire have announced the release date of their forthcoming new album, ‘The Suburbs’.

Due out on August 2, the group’s third studio effort was co-produced by the band and Markus Dravs (Coldplay, James and Bjork).

Written, arranged and recorded over the past two years in Montreal and New York, the LP is the follow-up to 2007’s ‘Neon Bible’.

As previously reported, the Canadian group have today (May 27) issued a 12-inch double A side single ‘The Suburbs’/’Month Of May’, which was previewed in full early last night (May 26).

Arcade Fire will head to the UK to play this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals in August, while they have also been confirmed to perform at Ireland’s Oxegen festival in July.