Afterlife
A Reflektor single that debuted on Saturday Night Live and was played at every show of the tour.
Arcade Fire, from Reflektor (2013)
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Reflektor
"Afterlife" was released as a single on 28 September 2013, the night the band debuted it on Saturday Night Live. It was played on every date of the Reflektor tour.
The video, directed by Emily Kai Bock and shot on a mix of 35mm and 65mm film, follows a Latino family in Los Angeles dreaming of their missing mother. It was released on 21 November 2013 and won the 2014 Prism Prize. The official lyric videos use scenes from the 1959 film Black Orpheus.
More songs by Arcade Fire
Wake Up, Rebellion (Lies), No Cars Go, Ready to Start, The Suburbs, Reflektor, Keep the Car Running, We Used to Wait, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains), Everything Now, Creature Comfort
Sources
- Afterlife (Arcade Fire song), Wikipedia
- Arcade Fire: Reflektor, Pitchfork (2013-10-28)