Lancelot's Prams' Radio Programs: Arcade Fire

Your Favourite Featured Album for Tuesday 30th August 2011, 1.30 - 3.30 pm (NSW time) was :

"The Suburbs", by Arcade Fire (2010)

* Where were you when you first heard songs from this album?
* What does this album remind you of?
* Who were you with when you first heard music from this album?
* Why does this albums' music sound special to you?
* What were you doing when you first heard music from this album?
* How does hearing songs from this album make you feel?

The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released in August 2010.
The album debuted at #1 on the Irish Albums Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and the Canadian Albums Chart.
It won Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards, Best International Album at the 2011 BRIT Awards and Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.
Two weeks after winning Album of the Year, the album jumped from No. 52 to No. 12 on the Billboard 200, the album's highest ranking since August 2010.
On June 16 2011, the album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. On July 6th, the album was named as a short listed (one of ten) nominee for the 2011 award. (Source)