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"Black Mirror", the first single from the forthcoming Neon Bible is streaming from the Arcade Fire website RIGHT NOW. It's in the "Win's Scrapbook" section of the site.

So what are you doing reading this? Go listen!

The stream is kinda muddy, but you still get a pretty good idea of the song's simmering, distant-thunder undercurrent and strings that climb and descend like a storm on the horizon. A few scraps of lyrics can be made out, including Win's (and then Regine's) repetition of "Their names are never spoken / That curse is never broken" and "Mirror, mirror on the wall / Show me where their bombs will fall".

And check out that new photo posted with the song! Combined with that new press shot and the image accompanying "Intervention" on iTunes, looks like our Canadian buddies have gone goth.

As you're well aware, there still isn't a release date or tracklist for Neon Bible, though now we know three of its songs: "Black Mirror", "Intervention", and "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations".

The Arcade Fire also have a string of shows scheduled for late January and February-- a series of five-night residencies in London, Montreal, and New York. Of course, all fifteen shows are mega sold-out.

Dates:

01-29 London, England - St John's Church, Smith Square
01-30 London, England - St John's Church, Smith Square
01-31 London, England - St John's Church, Smith Square
02-01 London, England - Porchester Hall
02-02 London, England - Porchester Hall
02-06 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian National Federation
02-07 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian National Federation
02-08 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian National Federation
02-09 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian National Federation
02-10 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian National Federation
02-13 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-14 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-15 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-16 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-17 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church