An informal poll in the office about Arcade Fire:

“The more a band sounds like U2, the more I hate them. In a word, ‘sanctimonious.’”

“Best band ever. Going to see them at Madison Square Garden this week.”

“It’s a good jam for playing around the cabin.”

“If you’re around a lot of hot girls and they’re all, ‘I love that band,’ you’ll be like, ‘Yeah, me too.’ Then you’ll wince.”

Stream the new record, The Suburbs, here (thanks to NPR), and let us know what you think: