Arcade Fire preview new music during secret show at Montreal salsa bar

Canadian indie troupe Arcade Fire are gearing up to showcase their new album on Monday. But before then, they reportedly played a surprise show last night – at none other than a salsa bar.

As Montreal-based site The Main note, the show in question was something of a “surreal spectacle”, with the band “play a short set of all new material”.

So what does said new album sound like? Well, according to the people there, the show “was unexpectedly dance-oriented, due to the upbeat rhythms of conga drums and electronic flourishes alongside their most poppy sounds” and “although the song lyrics shared the same themes as past releases”, the band seem to have “traded their somber orchestral sound for something more contemporary”.

The article continues: “The standout track featured various musical directions and sudden tempo changes, sandwiched between the boisterous repeated choruses of “Here comes the night”. Imagine the Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime”, but if David Bowie had written it while on vacation.”

Don’t expect any fan-footage to surface, however, as the report also says that audience members would be “removed from the venue if we let our phones leave our pockets”.

The band’s new single, ‘Reflektor’ is expected to drop on Monday (9 September) with Reflektor the album following on 29 October.

[via CoS]