New music: Arcade Fire feat David Byrne – Speaking in Tongues

On 27 June, Arcade Fire will release a repackaged version of their Grammy award-winning album, The Suburbs (their Grammy win, for Album of the Year, was such a surprise in America that " Who Is Arcade Fire ?" became an internet meme). Not only will the new version feature the Spike Jonze-directed short film, Scenes from the Suburbs, it also comes with two brand new songs – Speaking in Tongues and Culture War. Arcade Fire - Speaking In Tongues by ListenBeforeYouBuy Last night Zane Lowe premiered both, the former featuring a slightly deranged cameo from David Byrne who arrives around the three-minute mark to yelp and squawk over the REM-esque low rumble of cello and guitar, while the more acoustic Culture War plods along nicely enough before being joined by a lonely violin cry around the halfway mark. Lyrically, it's a continuation of the themes of alienation and loss of innocence laid out by the parent album: "These are different times ... kids are growing up so fast." Arcade Fire - Culture War by ListenBeforeYouBuy The Suburbs is reissued on 27 June