The soon-to-be-released fourth album from Arcade Fire is just about the most talked about upcoming release this year and the band's frontman Win Butler has been speaking about what fans can expect when it finally hits the shelves.
Speaking on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, Butler spoke about the process involved with undertaking a project of this magnitude.
"I think in Connecticut we were playing maybe 50 or 60 songs", he said. "We literally played 60 songs while we were there and then kind of slowly refined it. It's longer than The Suburbs - it's a double record - mostly down to the fact that the songs are a lot longer. I mean, 'Reflektor' is seven-and-a-half, there are another couple of seven-minute songs on the record and so it made more sense to stretch it out to two records with two distinct sides. It's more of a classic double LP where you have to flip the side and it takes you to a different place."
Pre-orders are now open for the album on ArcadeFire.com. Doing so will make you eligible for special ticket offers on the band's upcoming world tour.