Arcade Fire’s third full-length album The Suburbs, recorded in both New York and Montreal, drops Monday (Aug 2),  with eight different covers designed by Caroline Robert, Art Direction by Vincent Morisset and photos by Gabriel Jones. You can check out versions of each cover, front and back, on the bands website or in the image viewer below and pick a fave:

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The new albums 16 tracks will also be released on vinyl, mastered to a 12 inch lacquer and then transferred back to digital format so that the CD and digital version of the record sound just like the vinyl. We have also been hearing some buzz that the band is also working with Spike Jonze on a mysterious short film. But, while we wait for news on that front, check out a track for “Ready to Start” and a pretty sweet fan made music video. You can also stream the album in it’s entirety on NPR right HERE

a note from the band: