On Saturday night (Sept. 28), rock band Arcade Fire took over NBC. Not only were they the guest on "Saturday Night Live" (with host Tina Fey), but post-show, the French-Canadian group premiered a musical special, "Here Comes The Night Time," to give fans a taste of their upcoming fourth studio album, "Reflektor."
For those who were unable to see "Here Comes The Night Time" live in the wee hours of Sunday morning, the 22-minute concert special/album preview is available to watch on YouTube. Arcade Fire tweeted a link to the special on Monday morning (Sept. 30).
"Here Comes The Night Time" features three new songs from Arcade Fire's "Reflektor" in a trippy, disco-inspired setting. "Here Comes The Night Time," "We Exist" and "Normal Person" were all debuted to the public that night.
The video begins where "Saturday Night Live" left off, despite being filmed weeks earlier at secret shows in Montreal, Canada. Frontman Win Butler led a conga line in to the Club Salsatheque in the band's hometown. There, celebrity guests like James Franco, Rainn Wilson (from "The Office") and Aziz Ansari were on hand to watch new music from Arcade Fire.
"Arrested Development" actor Michael Cera played bartender at the show, quipping that he would rather see Michael Buble or Mumford & Sons, all while calling Arcade Fire nothing more than "little bananas."
The entire experience led to a bizarre half hour, full of costume changes, choreographed dancing and, of course, the stellar new music from Arcade Fire.
"Reflektor," which was produced by LCD Soundsystem mastermind James Murphy, marks a disco influence for the band, who have previously drawn in orchestral pop influences and taken notes from Bruce Springsteen.
Watch "Here Comes The Night Time" from Arcade Fire below.
Arcade Fire's new album "Reflektor" will be released on Oct. 29.
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