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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Mikael Wood

For Arcade Fire, a return to big songs, still with some big worries

Treat yourself, if you haven't watched it in a while, to the sight of Arcade Fire winning album of the year over Lady Gaga, Eminem, Katy Perry and Lady Antebellum at the 2011 Grammy Awards.

Barbra Streisand was the presenter that night and, clearly unfamiliar with the Canadian indie-rock band and its album "The Suburbs," seems briefly confused by the words inside the envelope she's opened; cameras trained for reaction shots from each of Arcade Fire's competitors capture emotions ranging from oh-that's-nice-for-them (Perry) to oh-you-gotta-be-kidding-me (Eminem's producer Dr. Dre).

Then the group members crowd behind a microphone, where frontman Win Butler says both "What the hell?" and "Holy s—!" before telling the audience that they're "gonna go play another song 'cause we like music."

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