Album of the week

Arcade Fire Reflektor (Sonovox)

''We don't just wanna make people feel good,'' Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler declared when his band released their lauded- to-the-heavens debut album Funeral back in 2004. ''Being scared or confused can be uplifting too.''

These words were said in the cold light of Butler co-authoring a thrillingly cathartic album about the deaths of several of the band's relatives. After tackling such big issues on their first full-length outing, ...