Arcade Fire Share New Song, “Year of the Snake,” Announce First Album in 3 Years

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Canadian indie rock band, Arcade Fire has shared their new song, “Year of the Snake.” They announced their first album in three years. Listen to the full song below.

The track will feature their upcoming seventh studio album, LP Pink Elephant, marking Arcade Fire’s first LP since 2022’s We. The band shared the post on Arcade Fire’s Instagram account: “Pink Elephant” will arrive May 9. The band also unveiled its cover art: a photo of a small elephant-shaped candle burning against a hot pink backdrop.

Featuring 10 tracks recorded at married bandmates Win Butler and Régine Chassagne’s Good News Recording Studio in New Orleans, the project is described as a “cinematic, mystical punk” offering that “invites the listener on a sonic odyssey” exploring themes of light, darkness, inner beauty and “the perception of the individual.”

The song released third on a tracklist that also includes the titles “Open Your Heart or Die Trying,” “Pink Elephant,” “Circle of Trust,” “Alien Nation,” “Beyond Salvation,” “Ride or Die,” “I Love Her Shadow,” “She Cries Diamond Rain” and “Stuck in My Head.”

Arcade Fire Share New Song, “Year of the Snake,” Announce First Album in 3 Years