Last week’s NPR All Songs Considered podcast included a new tune, “Intervention,” from the Arcade Fire, off the forthcoming “Neon Bible” album. Apparently they released the track on the iTunes Music Store in December, although I was unaware of its release. You can go here to access the entire podcast (about a half hour in length) or to listen to just the Arcade Fire track. The album is currently slated for a mid-March release.
The podcast also includes new music by the Shins and Of Montreal. I’m interested to hear the new Shins album (out January 23); I think they have gone even longer than the Arcade Fire since their last album. There was an article about the Shins in the most recent GQ; I’ll post a scan of that soon.