Arcade Fire is the definition of sectional rock music. The group has a lot of members, all who can play a few instruments, and they are usually arranged in different instrumental sections each song. Sometimes there is string section. Sometimes the songs need large percussion sections. And on and on. But Arcade Fire also has another very specific section, which is the duo of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.

Win Butler is often the lead singer of the group, but there are a handful of songs where Régine Chassagne either has a complimentary singing part or takes over the lead completely.

"Sprawl II" is one of her lead parts, showing off her strange, high voice within a kaleidoscope of major-key synthesizers. There is definitely some Cindi Lauper influence, but I feel like they'd readily admit it.

The beat refuses to be a straight 4/4, shortening and extending at will to welcome the melody.

I love the self-important creativity of this band, the way they risk pretentiousness to live in the rush of discovery. For every Robert Frost, we need an e.e.

When I'm about tired, I can always take comfort in some of these lines:

"They heard me singing and they told me to stop
Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock
These days, my life, I feel it has no purpose
But late at night the feelings swim to the surface
Cause on the surface the city lights shine
They're calling at me, 'come and find your kind'"

And I realize that the way I purpose my life, the priorities I've set, are not without like minds.