Arcade Fire has released a new song called “Pink Elephant,” the title track off the band’s upcoming album.
As a press release shares, “The term ‘pink elephant’ refers to that paradoxical effect where the effort to suppress a thought leads to it being impossible to avoid — as exemplified in the song ‘Pink Elephant’ by the impassioned futility of the repeated refrain of ‘Take your mind off me.'”
You can listen to “Pink Elephant” now via digital outlets.
The seventh studio effort from the “Wake Up” outfit, and their first since to 2022’s We, drops May 9. You can listen to the first single, “Year of the Snake,” via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video on YouTube.
Pink Elephant is also the first Arcade Fire album since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct in 2022. In response to the allegations, Butler acknowledged that he had relations with people outside of his marriage to bandmate Régine Chassagne, but maintained all of his encounters were consensual.
Arcade Fire still went through with their touring plans following the allegations, though openers Feist and Beck dropped off their respective legs. Their recent performances include playing the SNL50 Homecoming Concert in February.
Here’s the Pink Elephant track list:
“Open Your Heart or Die Trying”
“Pink Elephant”
“Year of the Snake”
“Circle of Trust”
“Alien Nation”
“Beyond Salvation”
“Ride or Die”
“I Love Her Shadow”
“She Cries Diamond Rain”
“Stuck In My Head”