Arcade Fire recently announced the release of their long-awaited fifth album, Everything Now. It’s set to be released in a couple of months, and apart from a promotional single, not much else is known about the contents. But it seems like a Twitter account may have spilled the beans about the record’s track listing.
As Pitchfork reports, a Twitter account named after the band’s new record (which was also named in a press release from the group), started sending out anagrams of track titles on the record. Pitchfork also note that these anagrams happen to line up with a rumoured track list that was shared by a user on Reddit recently as well.
The account started this supposed ‘leak’ of titled with a message that simply said “The @arcadefire asked us not to reveal the #EverythingNow track list, but they didn’t say we couldn’t do ANAGRAMS! So here we go.” Soon after, they started sending out a number of Tweets that contained anagrams of the supposed titles.
The official Arcade Fire account was pretty quick to catch on though, sending out a message asking the account to stop. “Please stop with the track list anagrams, @EverythingNowCo,” it began. “We’ll reveal the song names when we’re ready. Not cool.” The series of Tweets were even suspended briefly while ‘their lawyers had a friendly chat with the band’s’.
Of course, the messages continued until all the tracks were out. So this of course raises a few questions. Firstly, are these titles legit? Is this account actually just Arcade Fire in disguise? Were the band actually angry with the Twitter account, or is this all part of a publicity stunt? We’ll know for sure when the album drops at the end of July, but until now, read the entire series of Tweets below to catch up.
The @arcadefire asked us not to reveal the #EverythingNow track list, but they didn’t say we couldn’t do ANAGRAMS! So here we go.
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Track one is… New Worse Goth Vinyl. Or maybe it’s Wow Thong Inversely.
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Track two is a nice night, aka Worthy Evening. ️♀️
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Track three is a pretty sibling who hits the links: Fine Golf Sis. ⛳️
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Please stop with the track list anagrams, @EverythingNowCo. We’ll reveal the song names when we’re ready. Not cool.
— Arcade Fire (@arcadefire) June 3, 2017
Pausing the anagram track list reveal while our lawyers have a friendly chat with the band’s. Stand by for more ‘grams. #EverythingNow
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
The request for injunction against track list anagrams was DENIED. Anagrams continue shortly! #EverythingNow
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
The next track (sort of track four) is either the highly political “Torturer Of Mecca” or the lost Ibsen play “Rectum, Roofer, Cat”
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Track five is when you get mad about Easter candy and go on a “Peep Rant”
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
If track six was a collab with A$AP Mob (not saying it isn’t) it would be called “My Rich Set.” #arcadeanagrams
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Track seven might be a lost Cannibal Corpse song: “Tenant Fist Infection” #arcadeanagrams
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Track 8 (sort of, you’ll see) is something you don’t want to hear from your doctor: “Tit Fin Entwines Colon” #arcadeanagrams
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
If the band ever remixes track 9 it should definitely be called “Electric Lube.”
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Track 10 makes a strange sort of sense: “God Among Odd.” #arcadeanagrams
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
Track 11 will sound awesome at Burning Man: “Your Nun Mom, Peyote”
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017
And finally (sort of): “Two Revolves Needed.” And then you can start again. #arcadeanagrams
— Everything Now (@EverythingNowCo) June 3, 2017