Everything Now
by Arcade Fire
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Jul 28, 2017
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 355 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 188 out of 355
  2. Mixed: 111 out of 355
  3. Negative: 56 out of 355
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  1. BrushedRed
    Jul 28, 2017
    3
    Electric Blue, We Don’t Deserve Love, and Put Your Money on Me are great but unfortunately they’re not only great, they’re the only good things here. There’s so much filler it ruins everything. The tracks between Creature Comfort and Electric Blue are just embarrassing. Good God Da*n is just as bad as the worst on here and then the other two are great then we have an outro that is just asElectric Blue, We Don’t Deserve Love, and Put Your Money on Me are great but unfortunately they’re not only great, they’re the only good things here. There’s so much filler it ruins everything. The tracks between Creature Comfort and Electric Blue are just embarrassing. Good God Da*n is just as bad as the worst on here and then the other two are great then we have an outro that is just as much filler as the intro comes in and it circles back around. I didn’t like Everything Now f rom the start and it’s an even worse centerpiece for the concept here. It’s just bad and a mess. I’d ordinarily give this less than a 3, but those 3 tracks I liked are amazing. Don’t give into the hype. This band went downhill, fast and I even loved Reflektor.

    Peter Pan and Chemistry are also among the worst songs this band has written. They’re a mess. The former has a nice flow but is ruined by electronics and Chemistry sounds like the theme song from a lame 70’s game show.

    Infinite Content(s) strangely have the best instrumentation here, but considering they’re filler and bring no content to the album, they warrant no replay value so therefore the listener is left with no other choice but to write them off as well. Where is the Arcade Fire I used to love? This is just bad and lazy.

    Disappointment of the year.    … Expand
  2. aladdinsane12
    Jul 29, 2017
    3
    Not only Arcade Fire serve one of the worst records of the year, but they serve one of the most half-baked concepts too, after songs like Creature Comfort and Everything Now (songs that were not excellent by any means) they go with a deplorable punch of bad songs from Peter Pan until Good God Damn, not only because of the mosly bad melodies but also because of the ridiculous lyrics in someNot only Arcade Fire serve one of the worst records of the year, but they serve one of the most half-baked concepts too, after songs like Creature Comfort and Everything Now (songs that were not excellent by any means) they go with a deplorable punch of bad songs from Peter Pan until Good God Damn, not only because of the mosly bad melodies but also because of the ridiculous lyrics in some of the songs, after Reflektor (that had amazing moments) this is more than just a letdown, this shows a band that wants to be the perfect stadium rock band but fails to deliver songs that are at least anthemic.… Expand
  3. YT_Guyyy
    Jul 30, 2017
    0
    Arcade Fire have effectively gone from one of the best and most innovative indie rock bands to an incredibly bland funk and disco band. The lyrics don't help at all.
  4. SirFaulty
    Jul 31, 2017
    3
    I am a huge fan of Arcade Fire.

    Funerals is one of my favorite rock albums ever, The Suburbs won the well deserved Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards and 2013's Reflektor has some amazing songs scattered upon its uneven soundscape but it did give me my favorite song of all time - Reflekor. Everything Now, their latest release, is such a disappointment. Off the entire album    I am a huge fan of Arcade Fire.

    Funerals is one of my favorite rock albums ever, The Suburbs won the well deserved Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards and 2013's Reflektor has some amazing songs scattered upon its uneven soundscape but it did give me my favorite song of all time - Reflekor.

    Everything Now, their latest release, is such a disappointment. Off the entire album there are only 2 songs I enjoy (Everything Now and Creature Comforts) with the rest being utter bollocks. I suppose they were due to make a dud and this is it. One of the worst albums I have heard in a long while and this coming from one of my favorite bands.

    Well at least there is still the new Björk album to release sometime this year that I can look forward to because after months and months of anticipation, Everything Now was like having a cold bucket of water dumped over my head in minus 15 degree temperatures.    … Expand
  5. mellonhead
    Sep 18, 2017
    3
    There's no doubt about it -- Everything Now is Arcade Fire's worst record. If this were a debut EP or a collection of b-sides and outtakes, the effort would be understandable, but this is a full length LP from Arcade Fire and it took them nearly four years to create it. (Hell, three of the thirteen songs are remixes or intros/outros.) As an Arcade Fire album, and really any album,There's no doubt about it -- Everything Now is Arcade Fire's worst record. If this were a debut EP or a collection of b-sides and outtakes, the effort would be understandable, but this is a full length LP from Arcade Fire and it took them nearly four years to create it. (Hell, three of the thirteen songs are remixes or intros/outros.) As an Arcade Fire album, and really any album, Everything Now is awful. One thing's certain -- Arcade Fire were so much better as an indie-rock band. They started falling off the wagon with Reflektor which (albeit a decent album) was their first album to explore dance-rock and they were not nearly as successful as one might expect. It was their first record with noticeably mediocre and superfluous tracks, but did not contain enough to ruin the album. Everything goes wrong with Everything Now -- the singing, the music, the lyrics. It's not just awful though, it is pretentious, overblown and annoying. Take for instance these lyrics from Creature Comfort: "God make me famous/If You can't, just make it painless/...Assisted suicide/She dreams about dying all the time/She told me she came so close/Filled up the bathtub and put on our first record/". Anthony Fantano sums up my feelings about this well: "I didn't want to kill myself until I heard that bulls**t." Even at it's best, the album doesn't make any groundbreaking observations and feels very stale. If they plan on continuing this path and creating another couple half-assed records, I agree with Win on one thing: "[they sure as hell] can't make it back again/We can just pretend/[they'll] make it home again/From everything now/". It seems they've gotten so big they're bad and there's no coming back.
    GRADE: D+
    Favorite Songs: Everything Now, Put Your Money on Me, We Don't Deserve Love
    Least Favorite Songs: Chemistry, Creature Comfort, Good God Damn, Peter Pan, Infinite Content    … Expand
  6. kevinaoapague12
    Jan 15, 2020
    0
    Decepcionante, Arcade Fire se desviou do seu caminho que era mostrar arte para seu público, e eles acabaram engolidos pela própria auto-ironia, ironizar a si mesmo é algo muito perigoso que poucas bandas conseguiram com sucesso vender sua proposta, o U2 com o álbum POP conseguiu, mas fora bastante criticado na época, no entanto, o álbum é muito maior que e tinham músicas artisticamenteDecepcionante, Arcade Fire se desviou do seu caminho que era mostrar arte para seu público, e eles acabaram engolidos pela própria auto-ironia, ironizar a si mesmo é algo muito perigoso que poucas bandas conseguiram com sucesso vender sua proposta, o U2 com o álbum POP conseguiu, mas fora bastante criticado na época, no entanto, o álbum é muito maior que e tinham músicas artisticamente lindas, diferente de Everything Now que só gerou músicas esquecíveis, salvo a exceção da música de abertura.… Expand
  7. imthenoob
    Dec 25, 2021
    3
    Boring and repetitive sounding is how I would sum this up. There are a couple of good songs on here but for the most part, It is quite a forgettable album that features way too much filler - An intro, an outro, and the same song (Infinite Content) with different music but the same lyrics.
  8. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    Structured as a thesis on the pitfalls of consumerism in the age of instant gratification. Their 5th studio album landed to polarizing effect with those who aren't lauding it counting it as a serious misstep from tje meticulous band. A statement composed of too many adjectives resembles this record in that it contains all the right parts:signature anthemic blockbusters (title track) or theStructured as a thesis on the pitfalls of consumerism in the age of instant gratification. Their 5th studio album landed to polarizing effect with those who aren't lauding it counting it as a serious misstep from tje meticulous band. A statement composed of too many adjectives resembles this record in that it contains all the right parts:signature anthemic blockbusters (title track) or the Régne centered ballad(electric blue) but nothing seems to stick. Save the five minute centerpiece that introduces the album no song can carry the weight of the concept- a concept that gets obscured half way into the album. The title track paints a picture of an empty world of wanting punctuated by dissatisfaction from not being able to attain what is actually needed ("Daddy, how come you're never around?
    I miss you, like everything now") by the time the choir joins in the song has reached a plateau of denial where the emptiness revels . No such moments return. Despite the catchy sound of "creature comfort" it's clichéd lyrics and throwaway chorus make it a forgettable moment. Many of the moment's of the album descend into confusing satire delivered in the worst way possible,from the off kilter "peter pans" repulsive diplo reminiscent production or poor chorus to the unadulterated comedy of "chemistry " that make you wonder if this is still the same band that made "funeral " . The comparison might make fans of this record accuse detractors pf holding impossible standards and being against their experimentation but when you can see the potential of their skill in "reflecktor" or the title track "everything now" why should you settle for cuts like "good god damn"? Irrespective of promising moments in "put your money on me" caution and "signs of life" "The suburbs " reminiscent quality ,arcade fire gave perfectly made the worst album of their career.    … Expand
  9. Chris182
    Apr 25, 2021
    2
    This thing is really bad. I cant believe how bad it is.
    Best Songs: None Really
    Worst Songs: All of Them

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66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39
  1. Record Collector
    Aug 17, 2017
    40
    While not entirely lacking new ideas (the louche, second version of Infinite Content would make Wilco proud), Everything Now feels like a brainstorming idea with one too many executives in the boardroom.
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  2. Magnet
    Aug 15, 2017
    80
    Arcade Fire's tightest and tersest album since 2004's Funeral is by far its least ambitious, and the band is cool to riff on this. [No. 145, p.53]
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Aug 4, 2017
    30
    The only thing Arcade Fire’s Everything Now is about is Arcade Fire, which is its most pernicious and pathetic quality. Arcade Fire are no longer Orpheus and Eurydice, lovers doomed to tragedy; now they are Narcissus, the Greek hunter who lost the will to live after staring at his own reflection in a pond for too long. They ask their listeners to participate in this cynicism as they grasp so falsely at explanations for why “we” are like this.
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