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It's nearly been a whole year since Arcade Fire 's last LP, The Suburbs , was released, so in celebration of this momentous occasion  Merge records are releasing a deluxe edition with a whopping two whole extra tracks.  I say this with a certain amount of venom and frustration because, in my mind at least, 'deluxe editions' are an irritating scourge on the musical firmament.  These kinds of releases are clearly aimed at fans of the band in question, and that's just the trouble: any real fan has already bought the album, so why should they feel compelled to [...]

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