Arcade Fire Announces New Album, Shares First Single & Details Infinite Content Tour

Canadian rockers Arcade Fire has announced the upcoming release of a new studio album and shared the title track. Everything Now, the band’s fifth studio album and first since 2013’s Reflektor, is due July 28 via Columbia Records. Arcade Fire will support the album with an extensive fall run through North America.

Today, Arcade Fire issued the title track through digital services after previously selling the track on vinyl to those at the Primavera Sound festival, where the group performs today. “Everything Now” was co-produced by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk, Arcade Fire and Steve Mackey. Arcade Fire recorded the LP – which will be available on CD, cassette and vinyl – at Sonovox Studios in Montreal, Gang Recording Studio in Paris and Boombox Studios in New Orleans.

Watch the official video for “Everything Now”:

Arcade Fire kicks off the North American Tour at Centre Videotron in Quebec City on September 5. From there, the group plays a hometown show in Montreal on September 6 and visits Ottawa on September 9 ahead of a performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 12. The band continues on with shows in Boston, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, New Orleans, Austin, Dallas, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, Oakland, San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, Kansas City, St. Paul, Windsor and Toronto. Tickets for newly announced shows go on sale Friday, June 9 at 10 a.m. local time. More dates will be announced as they are confirmed.

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