back in 2009, the band “crashed into our collective consciousness with their kinetic debut album, which payed tribute to fallen loved ones, delivered a suite of ‘Neighborhood’ songs that served as a proxy for disappearing family and community, and implored everyone still living here on Earth to wake the hell up.”
Now, Win Butler and company have announced their plans for the album’s 15th anniversary, coming up this Saturday, Sept. 14, a date Arcade Fire will celebrate with “never-before-seen live footage, archival pictures from the time of the album’s release and various other exclusive content,” per a press release. Our first taste of said content comes in the form of a new, high-definition restoration of the band’s “Rebellion ” video, which you can watch down below.
“The ‘Rebellion’ video is the first video we made as a band, filmed in the months before the release of. “Our friend Josh Deu, who used to play in Arcade Fire, did the visual effects on the video. Enjoy the band as the babies we were!” Arcade Fire also promise behind-the-scenes footage from the band’s personal archive, rare live performances, photos from the making of, a complete Anton Corbijn shoot, tour memorabilia including calendars, journal entries, and early fliers and posters, and “a bespoke canvas video for each album … ending where it all began—withArcade Fire released their latest album