neon bible neon bible second studio album canadian rock band released march merge records originally announced december band website majority album recorded church band bought renovated quebec album feature drummer include band core line neon bible highest charting album time debuting billboard number selling copies week date released month similarly successful releases night away dead ship sank neon bible cited example indie rock critics offered self produced neon bible favorable reviews division album sound publications like nme ign praised album nature rolling_stone uncut said resulted distant sound production following release funeral recorded attic studio known decided permanent recording location necessary following tour support funeral band bought quebec café time purchase church temple renovation church complete band spent half recording majority album produced additionally recordings recording military men choir sessions included new_york band recorded hudson_river near water having produced album band decided bring mixing tracks sent known producers experiment deciding liked ideas best band invited studio work songs month worked album engineer producer mixing song band regularly driving montreal assess progress interview described mixing process playful thing composition beginning work neon bible immediately following north american tour support band album funeral songwriter born united_states having lived canada years said felt observing homeland outsider point view album rooted themes bob_dylan elvis_presley cited influences began recording reworking song cars starting point title album decided band inspired according butler watched lot rich quick schemes youtube band attracted ocean television central images album saying ocean imagery lack control television butler stated people don necessarily know taking absorbing ideas watching television doesn necessarily like happening definitely find easy starts affect way world ideas reflected arrangement composition album lead sound band number common instruments achieve sound addition orchestra choir features pipe organ said album hoped stripped sound songs demanded instrumentation artwork artwork album photograph foot neon sign band commissioned use tour photograph cover bible caught mid rolling_stone named artwork best year cited cover example artist keeping artwork alive artwork win best dvd artwork design year frontman stated interview album title derived particularly attracted image novel neon bible promotion largely band member ancestry band tried raise support awareness socio economic problems haiti career people dollars donated november december supported charity organization partners health releasing song intervention itunes proceeds accidentally uploaded black wave bad vibrations track intervention neon bible song quickly removed problem discovered file quickly circulated networks blog guess sort charming send wrong song world click mouse december band allowed listeners listen single calling number neon bible extension number song streamed band website beginning january following day band revealed variety information album youtube video video played number sound clips upcoming album featured guitarist gave album track listing release date record label february lyrics released band website included text audio clip child reading wolf fox french allegedly written 17th century french poet allusion lighthouse loosely based followed february band releasing promotional pamphlet image website included album related imagery french english text wolf fox october created website date october displayed speculation website including rumors new material live streaming concert eventually revealed video neon bible featuring face hands viewer interact song neon bible song album music video tour began tour support album january february playing series concerts churches small venues ottawa montreal london new_york followed date european tour march early april dates cancelled illness north american leg tour began april san_diego april arts festival contained dates leg contained openings band began date european leg festival june returning north_america supported dates beginning september neon bible tour continued dates europe october november dates beginning january australia new_zealand big day festival tour ended shows february japan reception compared band debut funeral neon bible experienced breakthrough commercial success week debuted number canada ireland number united_states united_kingdom portugal neon bible charted greatest hits compilation truly certified gold canada march release garnered universal acclaim receiving seventh highest score review aggregator metacritic nme reviewer commented album climactic record grand tradition melodic rock reviewer interpreted album commentary american world saying band seemingly sending beacon reasonable people forced underground world insanity stylus contributor saw album similar terms saying album touches violence paranoia simple labor war organized religion indie turmoil band point thematic threads songs robert_christgau gave album grade saying butler thunder loud ign giving album said playing overall cohesive album project enthusiasm abundance publications agreed felt negative rolling_stone reviewer wrote surprised large band sound distant saying result huge sound edges leaving butler middle rolling_stone named fourth best album year uncut star review album said worst records takes seriously taken seriously neon bible finalist music prize neon bible nominated best alternative album 50th annual grammy awards nme albums year fourth rolling_stone list albums year album year december album won award alternative album year accolades editions neon bible released versions included traditional compact disc jewel case deluxe compact disc packaged box cover accompanied page flip books designed material shot film filmmaker double featured album sides vinyl quality fourth release came code allow download entire album format manufacturing delays release came months previous versions popular culture body cage featured spot film curious case cover body cage featured house episode soundtrack video game assassin creed iii track listing black mirror car running neon bible intervention black wave bad vibrations ocean noise lighthouse cars body cage personnel charts certifications
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