Not sure if this is really news, or if it really 'warrants analysis' since it was inevitable, but Arcade Fire 'debuted at #1' and sold 156K American copies. Do u remember the first time u heard/saw the Arcade Fire, and they 'pumped u up', feeling way more meaningfulcore than even the best Deathcab 4 Cutie song? Seems like they found a sweet way to monetize that, inspiring bros and dudes and lil entry level bitches to 'wake up where the wild things r chillin @ the super bowl.'

Wonder if they are still gonna give $1 million to Haiti, or if they are just gonna flake out on that since the headline is already 'done' and they are 'rolling around' in money.

Do u think 156K is a 'success' or a 'flop'?

The Suburbs sold 156,000 copies its first week out, better than M.I.A. (28K), The National (51K), and LCD Soundsystem (31K) combined

Seems like those 3 artists should be 'ashamed of their performances, and blogs should be required to delete 75% of their blog posts about them.

Back on the albums chart, "The Suburbs" gives Arcade Fire its first No. 1, surpassing the Montreal band's previous high of No. 2 when 2007's "Neon Bible" arrived with 92,000.

"Suburbs" reaped the benefits of a week-long sale in Amazon's MP3 store, where it was priced at $3.99. Apple's iTunes Store offered the set for a standard $9.99. While SoundScan's data does not reveal how many were sold only through Amazon's MP3 store, downloads from all retailers made up 62% of the album's first week (97,000 downloads out of 156,000 total sales). Comparably, "Neon Bible" saw 30% of its first week come from digital sales (27,000 of its 92,000 opening frame).

Is the Arcade Fire 'authentic'?
Is the Suburbs the greatest indie album of all time, just based on sales?
Are they gonna hold on 2 #1, or fall hard?
Is Arcade Fire for authentic indie fans, or just 'dude bros' who are 'butt buddies' with 1 another?
R u tired of Arcade Fire since this meme was 'effing inevitable'?
Is this the crowning moment of meaningfulcore music?

Is Win Butler gonna have hot, sweet 'celebration sex' with Regine (the Arcade Fire's accordion player + his wife)?

Or is he regretting dating her/letting her in the band/not being able to pound sweet indie alt ass?
Really feel like he would be 'dating a celeb' right now if he didn't commit so early. Maybe like Kate Hudson or a member of the Gossip Galz cast.

Arcade Fire

Buzzband

The Arcade Fire is a 2k0s indie band that went mainstream because their songs sound like meaningful anthems. They pretend to be Canadian but Win Butler (lead singer) is actually from Houston, TX.

Lists: mindie (mainstream indie), Members of the Arcade Fire, indie bands that debuted in the Billboard Top 10, Canadian

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