Two important events occurred during the making of White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood. I became "Simulated Reality" paranoid and I fell in LOVE.Well a lot more happened during the process of writing and recording, but those are the two big ones. I also reached
Montreal's Arcade Fire successfully avoided the sophomore slump with 2007's apocalyptic Neon Bible. Heavier and more uncertain than their nearly perfect, darkly optimistic 2004 debut, the album aimed for the nosebleed section and left a red mess.
Most songs follow a gay parade character and their central issue – the silly xylophone and synth stories meet childlike whimsy with melancholic darkness.