[2016-06-17] Will Butler (Arcade Fire) "Friday Night" live album (Merge)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

Description
On June 17, Will Butler returns with Friday Night, an album of live performances from Butler’s tour supporting his debut album, Policy. Recorded mostly at Lincoln Hall in Chicago on June 4, 2015, Friday Night includes five brand-new songs, five from Policy, and two songs he wrote for The Guardian newspaper last year.

Capturing the energy of the dynamite Will Butler band was the major inspiration for this release. Miles Arntzen (EMEFE, Antibalas) played drums (standing up at a full kit—he didn’t use a hi-hat pedal, so he could stand on that leg while working the kick drum with the other), Julie Shore played synth bass, and Sara Dobbs played synth leads and Mellotron pads. Everybody sang backing vocals.

Will wrote of the album: Think of this as a comedy record. In some ways literally—Brooklyn comedian Jo Firestone does the introduction and the “solo” in “Friday Night”—but also, it’s an album based on working out ideas in a room full of people, playing off their energy and expectations. It’s about taking complicated emotions and wringing communal joy from them, and then translating that joy onto record. So here you go!

Tracklist
1. Encore - Tell Me We're All Right
2. Introduction
3. You Must Be Kidding
4. Son of God
5. Sun Comes Up
6. Madonna Can't Save Me Now
7. Something's Coming
8. Anna
9. II
10. Sing to Me
11. Public Defender
12. Take My Side
13. Encore - Friday Night

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FAOB7L6/?tag=imwan-20

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Cool, I liked his previous solo album.

Rick A.

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

"Take My Side":

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

Bump to add the tracklist. The label's solicitation shows this album both starting and ending with an "encore".

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

Will made a promo video for "Friday Night":

[2016-06-17] Will Butler (Arcade Fire) "Friday Night" live album (Merge)

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