At once sad, wistful, frustrated, and triumphant, Arcade Fire’s 2010 album is a monumental achievement in themes both musical and literary. Pete and Tim have lots to chew on with this ambitious and emotional drive through the outskirts of the city. Caught between childhood and adulthood, city and country, obligation and desire, the Suburbs deftly exposes the shared experiences of so many growing up on the cusp of the new millenium. Your hosts do not shy away from confronting all of it, even as it forces us to confront forgotten sides of ourselves, sides lost in the haze of time and experience.

Our cover this ep is “Modern Man”, a song that maybe hits a bit too close to home for these two working dads.

Sip a heady, local IPA (the localest you can find) while you listen. Something as bittersweet, murky and hard-hitting as the record itself.