kirbenvost said: I'm really enjoying Reflektor and find it more enjoyable to listen to than The Suburbs, but I'm still coming to terms with the fact that they are no longer the same band that made Funeral. I think that old charm and sense of beauty is gone for good. They seem so jaded and political now. I want to compare them with Vampire Weekend because they handled similar themes on their latest. I feel like VW is building on their original sound, becoming something truly amazing, while AF is just changing into something completely different. I know bands have to progress and not stagnate or we get another Coldplay or Mumford, but it makes me sad when a group essentially abandons their roots. That said, Reflektor is still growing on me day by day, I guess I just miss the old Arcade Fire.