Reflektor

Reflektor
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)
Recorded2011–2013
Studio
Genre
Length75:09
Language
  • English
  • French
Label
Producer
Arcade Fire chronology
The Suburbs
(2010)
Reflektor
(2013)
Everything Now
(2017)
Singles from Reflektor
  1. "Reflektor"
    Released: September 9, 2013
  2. "Afterlife"
    Released: September 28, 2013
  3. "We Exist"
    Released: May 26, 2014
  4. "You Already Know"
    Released: August 22, 2014
  5. "Get Right"
    Released: September 25, 2015

Reflektor is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on October 28, 2013, through Sonovox Records internationally and Merge Records in the United States. A double album, it was recorded between 2011 and 2013 at studios in Montreal, Jamaica, and Louisiana. It was co-produced by LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy, regular Arcade Fire producer Markus Dravs, and the band themselves.

Influenced by Haitian rara music, the 1959 film Black Orpheus, and Søren Kierkegaard's essay "Two Ages",[2] Reflektor's release was preceded by a guerrilla marketing campaign inspired by veve drawings and the release of the title track as a limited edition single credited to the fictional band The Reflektors on September 9, 2013. Upon its release, Reflektor received positive reviews from music critics and had a successful commercial performance. The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far, a list published by Pitchfork in August 2014.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference album notes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Doyle, Patrick (October 22, 2013). "Win Butler Reveals Secret Influences Behind Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'". rollingstone.com. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)". Pitchfork. August 19, 2014.