My first time seeing the instrumental Arcade Fire side-project, and man, they sure didn't let me down. Even with their more restrained, subtle compositions there's an unostentatious passion that elevates their emotional resonance to a higher plane, and when they let loose with their soaring flights of orchestral beauty they're capable of moments as breathtaking as anything I've ever seen, most notably the transcendental climax of Icicles/Bicycles. Shame about the Luyas' crushingly disappointing set though- difficult, tuneless and beset with technical hitches, it certainly didn't show them off in the best light.
(Photo: John Gleeson)
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