WE
by Arcade Fire
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: May 6, 2022
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 99 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 99
  3. Negative: 5 out of 99
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  1. jdlaney116
    May 6, 2022
    4
    I’ll start by saying that Arcade Fire used to be one of my favorite bands. Funeral is in my all time top 10 albums, and I think their first four albums are all good to amazing. But this one is only slightly better than Everything Now. Gone is the sincerity of Funeral, where there were songs about love in the face of tragedy. Now it’s all “the internet has brought us closer together, butI’ll start by saying that Arcade Fire used to be one of my favorite bands. Funeral is in my all time top 10 albums, and I think their first four albums are all good to amazing. But this one is only slightly better than Everything Now. Gone is the sincerity of Funeral, where there were songs about love in the face of tragedy. Now it’s all “the internet has brought us closer together, but it’s also taken us further apart!” cliches, one after another. I heard this was gonna be a return to form, but it’s basically the same album as EN only (slightly) less cringe.… Expand
  2. Bretto66
    May 30, 2022
    5
    Whilst better than the ill conceived Every Thing Now. Listening to this album was an exercise in prolonged boredom from a band that used to light up the sky. I'm afraid this effort needs to be put down "The Rabbit Hole..YEAH!
  3. All_ButTrU4
    May 6, 2022
    5
    Mostly what i expected. A necessary improvement from the satirical consumerist take down, "EVERYTHING NOW ". The opener "age of anxiety " is a grand opener that like most of the songs here are impeded by awful songwriter and dull vocals from Win . As a former die-hard who still has funeral, neon bible,the suburbs and reflector on repeat i was anxious and excited to see how they'd make upMostly what i expected. A necessary improvement from the satirical consumerist take down, "EVERYTHING NOW ". The opener "age of anxiety " is a grand opener that like most of the songs here are impeded by awful songwriter and dull vocals from Win . As a former die-hard who still has funeral, neon bible,the suburbs and reflector on repeat i was anxious and excited to see how they'd make up for 2017 mishap. They mostly do here. Tge lyrics aren't anything to mull over but the production here is tremendous. The strings,rengeè wiry locals and drums manage to keep this intresting. Overall I do not see myself returning to this anytime soon.
    Favorite: age of anxiety I ,lighting 1&2    … Expand
  4. leandroluzrn
    May 8, 2022
    5
    An ok album from a band that used to record epic, beautiful albums. I'm still waiting for Arcade Fire to come back.

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. No Ripcord
    May 26, 2022
    60
    There’s lots to love but WE can’t match the power of the band’s first four records. Still, Arcade Fire’s returned rejuvenated after time in a cynical wilderness, ready to sing and dance against apathy. This album is worth it for that fact alone.
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  2. Record Collector
    May 23, 2022
    60
    If Everything Now’s readings of media-age malaise leant towards the grindingly obvious, WE is a partial improvement, give or take singer Win Butler’s occasional clunking takes on modern-life exhaustion.
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    May 11, 2022
    52
    This may well be the group’s most sonically diverse outing yet, for good and for ill; even on the many occasions it isn’t convincing, it often manages enough novelty to entertain nonetheless, and Nigel Godrich's impeccable production job certainly makes the whole affair easy on the ears.
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