Arcade Fire [EP] [Digipak] by The Arcade Fire

The Arcade Fire: Win Butler (vocals, guitar, banjo, synthesizer, bass instrument, tambourine); Regine Chassagne (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, percussion); Brendan Reed (vocals, drums, percussion); Myles Broscoe (guitar, bass guitar); Tim Kyle (electric guitar); Liza Rey (harp); William Butler (clarinet, Fender Rhodes piano, double bass); Nicky (saxophone); Gregus Davenport (French horn); Dane Mills (bass instrument, drums); Richard Parry (bass instrument, electronic percussion). Recording information: 08/2002. The legions of fans waiting for the follow-up to the Arcade Fire's critically championed 2004 indie masterpiece, FUNERAL, may be slightly disappointed to learn that this EP, officially released in 2005, is not FUNERAL's follow-up but, in fact, its predecessor. Originally recorded in 2003 and sold over the web and at Arcade Fire shows, this seven-song EP plays like a sonic blueprint for the majestic, passionate songscapes of the band's 2004 watershed album. Of course, FUNERAL is ...