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Arcade Fire Premiere New Documentary on Pitchfork.tv

Ok, ok... I'll let the grandiose and overblown theatrics slide this time...

I know I'm going to get shit for this, but: I cannot stand The Arcade Fire.

To me, their sound is overwrought, unnecessarily phrenetic, and just plain overhyped.  But they are also one of those bands that I know are really, really damn good.  I think what has started changing my mind is the band's use in the Indie-Boner Where the Wild Things Are trailer: The Arcade Fire sound just begs for a cinematic experience.

In much the same way, I hate Pitchfork.  Again, overwrought, unnecessary, (insert more pompousness here).  But Pitchfork has combined forces with the Canadian supergroup to bring exactly what I want from both the band and the website: The Arcade Fire's documentary, Miroir Noir, will be streaming for free, but only for the next seven days at the Pitchfork website.

The 70-minute film features footage from the Neon Bible tour and behind the scenes footage during the recording of their second EP.  Of course, there's a bunch of uber-pontifical artsy-fartsy-ness involved, as well.

Stream the film at Pitchfork here. 

The film can be purchased, if you want, here.

Posted by Mark Steffen on Apr 03, 2009 @ 8:00 am