We go out in stormy weather, we rarely practice discern (Spoon – The Way We Get By). No cars go where we know, between the click of the light and the start of the dream (Arcade Fire – No Cars Go). The new war will get you, it will not protect you, but I will be there with you when you turn out the light (Spoon – Paper Tiger). Sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time is. Sleeping is giving in, so lift those heavy eyelids. People say that your dreams are the only things that save you (Arcade Fire – Rebellion).

That was fun. I just looked up lyrics to some of my favourite Arcade Fire and Spoon tracks (I’ve been a huge fan of both since high school) and a few of them flowed together to make a little story. I couldn’t resist because of all the recent hype about the film Inception (what’s with Leo’s role always having to do with a dead or dying spouse?) and the lyrics were about sleep and dream states and all that jazz. By the way, I thought the movie was pretty awesome. Go see it if you haven’t. Dreams are a fun concept to mess with.

Back to the music! I haven’t actually heard much of Spoon’s most recent release, Transference, but people have said great things about it. I’m more of an old school Spoon fan, I guess, ‘cause I think the only stuff I really have listened to is from when they first started out… Oh how time flies! The Arcade Fire is going to be releasing a long-anticipated album, The Suburbs, on August 2nd (UK) and August 3rd (US and Canada). Maybe if you’re lucky they’ll have them at the merch table a day early? If they do, you should mail me a copy ;) it’s almost my birthday, y’know.

I haven’t gone on much about how the music actually sounds because they’re both pretty big names now in the indie world and I betcha you’ve heard their songs before, even if you don’t know it. Example: that track that they used for the Where The Wild Things Are trailer but was never actually in the movie? That was the Arcade Fire. You like them. I promise you do. Spoon has been featured in a few car commercials, one that comes to mind is for Acura.

The bottom line is that I love both of these bands a whole whole lot and I think that you do, too. You should definitely, definitely try and make it to the Mann Center on August 2nd (next Monday) for the show!

Monday, August 2, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Arcade Fire w/ Spoon
Mann Center for Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Avenue, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia PA, 19131
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