Then, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself Four tracks on Reflektor propose an approach to social ethics for a reflective age by way of critique. “We Exist” confronts us with our capacity to alienate people. Whether the categories are rich-poor, gay-straight,… (READ MORE)
The Orphean and Kierkegaardian threads that hold Reflektor together suggest positive trajectories toward a particular way of being, or an ethics. The Orpheus myth’s exploration of a love that endures beyond the grave implies a calling to pursue such depth… (READ MORE)
“Afterlife, Oh my God, what an awful word.” Indeed. This claim echoes a question at play throughout Reflektor. On the lead track, Butler’s Orpheus passes into the realm between the living and the dead and declares: “If this is heaven,… (READ MORE)
The release of a new Arcade Fire album means that it is time to blow the dust off the blog for some reflections – so to speak. Any band who wins a Grammy for Album of the Year immediately raises… (READ MORE)