On 5 December 2013, Kaiser Chiefs released a song titled “Misery Company” onto their SoundCloud account.
Lead guitarist Lincoln Parish left the band early in December 2013 to focus on his production company, TalkBoxRodeo.
Rhythm guitarist Frank Iero sporadically collaborated with My Chemical Romance keyboardist James Dewees , forming Death Spells and performing in Reggie and the Full Effect (alongside Ray Toro), releasing No Country for Old Musicians on November 19, 2013.
On 15 November 2013, Maxïmo Park announced the forthcoming release of their fifth album. Titled Too Much Information , the album was released on 3 February 2014. Of the album, Smith said, “Our lyrics and our music will never be too-cool-for-school – we are an emotional band even if it…
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Arcade Fire performed live at the YouTube Music Awards on November 3, 2013.
It was mixed by Michael Brauer ( My Morning Jacket , Coldplay ) at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in November 2013.
Melophobia was released on October 8, 2013
In October 2013, Kele assembled a DJ Mix for !K7 ‘s Tapes mix series, released under the Bloc Party name.
Arcade Fire were the musical guest on the 39th-season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 28, 2013.
They also appeared in a half-hour special on NBC , Arcade Fire in Here Comes the Night Time , that aired immediately after SNL .