Music: Funeral by The Arcade Fire

The Arcade Fire are one of this year's critical darlings. Their sound tips nods to Talking Heads, Echo And The Bunnymen, New Order and The Pixies. Unfortunately Funeral is not so much reminiscent of these bands as a reminder that you haven't listened to their records in far too long. The esoteric bunch certainly have a lot of ideas but they are still a way from creating a truly compelling record. Hopefully their time will come.