It's not as good as Funeral. But then it was never likely to be. I do think it's still a good album, just not sure how good yet. I think Intervention is fantastic though, as are Black Mirror and Antichrist. But these were the ones that stood out on first listen and nothing further seems to be proving exceptional as I keep listening to it. That said nothing is especially bad on the album either I feel, though Black Waves is a bit flat for me.

But I would say even an Arcade Fire running at 70% quality is still likely to be better than a lot I'll hear this year. Mind you, this is already looking like a very good year so I may have to go back on that statement.