OCEAN OF NOISE

Since when does music-related stuff happen on a Sunday? Arcade Fire have confirmed the tracklisting, release date and more tour dates. Check out Stereogum for a YouTube video released by the band that mimics an 80's infomercial. During the infomercial, clips of many of the new songs are played.

Neon Bible will be released in Europe on March 5, 2007 and in North America on March 6th. The tracklisting is as follows:

01. Black Mirror
02. Keep The Car Running
03. Neon Bible
04. Intervention
05. Black Wave Bad Vibrations
06. Ocean of Noise
07. The Well & The Lighthouse
08. Antichrist Television Blues
09. Windowsill
10. No Cars Go
11. My Body is a Cage

The band has confirmed a bunch of dates in Europe for March/April. The dates are:

03-05 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia
03-06 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia
03-08 Manchester, England - Apollo
03-09 Manchester, England - Apollo
03-11 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
03-12 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
03-14 London, England - Brixton Academy
03-15 London, England - Brixton Academy
03-19 Paris, France - Olympia
03-20 Paris, France - Olympia
03-23 Stockholm, Sweden - Circus
03-24 Oslo, Norway - Centrum Scene
03-25 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
03-27 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
03-28 Munich, Germany - Elserhalle
03-31 Lyon, France - Transbordeur
04-01 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
04-02 Utrecht, Netherlands - Vredenburg
04-04 Brussels, Belgium - Halles de Schaerbeek
04-05 Lille, France - L'Aeronef

There still seems to be a window for 5 dates between the NYC dates and the start of their European tour to schedule Toronto in. According to Pitchfork, more dates are to follow this week.

You can also stream the second single from Neon Bible, Black Mirror here.