If you missed out on tickets to see Arcade Fire this spring and want to do something good for the world, you're in luck: the band is recruiting volunteers for dates on its upcoming tour. In exchange for free admittance, these honorable folks (and/or cheapskates) will promote Haiti-focused nonprofit organizations Kanpe and Partners in Health to the assembled crowds of hipster kids standing with their arms. Folded. Tight.
No strangers to Haitian advocacy (co-leader Régine Chassagne's parents are Haitian immigrants), the Grammy heroes played a small, surprise show this week in Port-au-Prince — evidence of which can be found in this video of the group performing "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," for some reason.
4 comments:
>"for some reason."
You mean other than the fact that it's awesome?
I do not deny its awesomeness, but it does seem a bit of a curious choice.
i have words about this but can't get them out.
as for the song choice, they're really embracing regine's sheer femininity post the blondie-esque fabulousness of sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains) would be my thought. and, as steve said, it's awesome.
in other news, how's about a king of limbs review? or are you waiting for the real thing to come out in may...?
You may be onto something: the album certainly doesn't want for 80s-style synth pop, with Sprawl II the obvious example (as I mentioned a few posts back, that was one of my favorite songs of 2010). I guess "Girls" is at home in that milieu.
And yes, "King of Limbs" review coming next month. Thanks for checking.
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