According to Butler, the album came to be during the coronavirus pandemic.  He recorded and produced the album in his basement studio in Brooklyn.

“My first record, Policy, was a book of short stories,” said Butler in a press release. “Generations is more of a novel—despairing, funny, a little bit epic…. A big chunk of this record is asking: What’s my place in American history? What’s my place in America’s present?”

Alongside the announcement, Butler presented “Surrender,” which serves as the first single from Generations.

Will Butler was previously busy working on the new Arcade Fire album, the follow up to 2017’s Everything Now. However, the coronavirus pandemic halted the recording process as the band members live in three different countries.

“It takes more logistics to get together,” Butler admitted in a recent interview. “It always took a certain amount of logistics, but right now, it’s insurmountable.”

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In the notes, which were shared on Butler’s 40^th birthday, the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist revealed that the band has been recording their sixth studio album for four months before they were interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. He also added that the group has been writing the material for the album “for the last couple of years.”  

“We had been exploring a lot of lyrical and musical themes that feel almost eerily related to what is happening now (we actually have a song called ‘Age of Anxiety’ written a year ago for Christ’s sake – ha ha),” Butler wrote in the notes. “Needless to say, the writing has intensified, and the work is flowing out… It is challenging as ever, and with just as much purpose.”

Butler also hinted that the band might perform some of the material via some online performance.

Check out the notes below.

Previously, Win Butler gave Arcade Fire fans a taste of the new material by sharing a snippet on an Instagram story. The band’s fan page managed to capture the footage before it disappeared and shared it on Twitter.

The post Arcade Fire is Working on New Material Says Frontman Win Butler appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

According to Butler, the album came to be during the coronavirus pandemic.  He recorded and produced the album in his basement studio in Brooklyn.

“My first record, Policy, was a book of short stories,” said Butler in a press release. “Generations is more of a novel—despairing, funny, a little bit epic…. A big chunk of this record is asking: What’s my place in American history? What’s my place in America’s present?”

Alongside the announcement, Butler presented “Surrender,” which serves as the first single from Generations.

Will Butler was previously busy working on the new Arcade Fire album, the follow up to 2017’s Everything Now. However, the coronavirus pandemic halted the recording process as the band members live in three different countries.

“It takes more logistics to get together,” Butler admitted in a recent interview. “It always took a certain amount of logistics, but right now, it’s insurmountable.”

The post Arcade Fire’s Will Butler to Release New Solo Album “Generations” in September appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

In the notes, which were shared on Butler’s 40^th birthday, the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist revealed that the band has been recording their sixth studio album for four months before they were interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. He also added that the group has been writing the material for the album “for the last couple of years.”  

“We had been exploring a lot of lyrical and musical themes that feel almost eerily related to what is happening now (we actually have a song called ‘Age of Anxiety’ written a year ago for Christ’s sake – ha ha),” Butler wrote in the notes. “Needless to say, the writing has intensified, and the work is flowing out… It is challenging as ever, and with just as much purpose.”

Butler also hinted that the band might perform some of the material via some online performance.

Check out the notes below.

Previously, Win Butler gave Arcade Fire fans a taste of the new material by sharing a snippet on an Instagram story. The band’s fan page managed to capture the footage before it disappeared and shared it on Twitter.

The post Arcade Fire is Working on New Material Says Frontman Win Butler appeared first on Hot Pop Today.