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Videos: Arcade Fire Unveil New Disco-Tinged Tunes On SNL
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Published Sep 29, 2013
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Saturday Night Live returned last night with Tina Fey, Jesse Pinkman, and a whole slew of new cast members. The other big highlight was musical guest Arcade Fire, who made their fourth appearance on the show. And they brought a whole new look (nudie suits, Michael Stipe-style raccoon mask, weird mirrors) to go along with a revamped, disco-tinged sound on "Reflektor" and "Afterlife." You can hear both songs, which have a lot of Talking Heads in their DNA, below. Turns out, Arcade Fire are really into dancing now!
And hey, Aaron Paul joined in at one point:
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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