The Suburbs - all 16 tracks of it!

So, The Suburbs is 16 tracks long. 16 fucking tracks! In the same way that the sight of Neil Hannon naked in a bath tub save for a bowler hat and bow tie made me queasy prior to the release of his new record (justifiably as it turns out), the notion that Arcade Fire have, during their hiatus, recorded 16 tracks that could hold your attention from beginning to end simply does not compute. I struggle to think of one rock band who have stretched things out to this length with even the remotest success. Shit, Neon Bible sagged more than a little with a comparatively penurious eleven tracks. Regardless, here's that tracklisting.....
01 The Suburbs
02 Ready to Start
03 Modern Man
04 Rococo
05 Empty Room
06 City With No Children
07 Half Light I
08 Half Light II (No Celebration)
09 Suburban War
10 Month of May
11 Wasted Hours
12 Deep Blue
13 We Used to Wait
14 Sprawl I (Flatland)
15 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
16 The Suburbs (continued)
"Hope that something pure can last" indeed.
You'll already be familiar with two of the new tracks - Suburbs/Month Of May and now here's two more - Ready To Start has been mooted as the first single from the album.