Funeral (album)

Funeral is the first album by The Arcade Fire. It was released on September 14, 2004 by Merge Records. As the title of the album suggests, much of Funeral is about death, but in a way that is cautiously optimistic rather than gloomy, dark or depressing. It was given this title because several band members had recently lost members of their families: Régine Chassagne's grandmother died in June 2003, Win Butler's grandfather in March 2004, and Richard Parry's aunt in April 2004.

Preliminary recordings for Funeral were made over a week in August 2003 at the Hotel 2 Tango in Montréal, Quebec, and the recording was completed in the winter of 2004.

Track listing

(All songs written by The Arcade Fire)

1. "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" – 4:48
2. "Neighborhood #2 (Laika)" – 3:32
3. "Une Année Sans Lumière" – 3:40
4. "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" – 5:12
5. "Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)" – 4:49
6. "Crown of Love" – 4:42
7. "Wake Up" – 5:35
8. "Haiti" – 4:07
9. "Rebellion (Lies)" – 5:10
10. "The Backseat" – 6:20

Personnel

• Sarah Neufeld – Violin
• Owen Pallett – Violin
• Michael Olsen – Cello
• Pietro Amato – Horn
• Anita Fust – Harp
• Sophie Trudeau – Violin on "Wake Up"
• Jessica Moss – Violin on "Wake Up"
• Gen Heistek – Viola on "Wake Up"
• Arlen Thompson – Drums on "Wake Up"

External Links

• Buy Funeral online from Merge Records