Tony Clayton-Lea on music: Arcade Fire are back with their best album in over a decade

The Canadian electro/rock band have made a forceful return with an album of strong songs that are not afraid to reveal their influences

Arcade Fire: the Canadian band are back with a powerful new album

ELECTRO/ROCK: Arcade Fire, WE (Columbia)

It was once a case of how the mighty had fallen – Arcade Fire’s 2013 album Reflektor and 2017’s Everything Now arrived with a mixture of shoulder shrugs and doubts – but if anyone had qualms as to just how forceful a return the Canadian band would make to the premier league, then their new album has removed and deleted them.

Such a comeback might be predicated on specific influences ...