Arcade Fire’s Sarah Neufeld Teams With Colin Stetson for Never were the way she was LP

Saxophonist Colin Stetson and Arcade Fire violinist Sarah Neufeld have teamed up for a collaborative album, Never were the way she was. It’s out April 28 via Constellation. They’ve also shared “The sun roars into view”, which you can check out above. 

Additionally, they’ve also announced a tour that kicks off in April. Check out the dates below. Neufeld will also be touring by herself and supporting St. Vincent.

Read an interview with Stetson and Neufeld from 2013, about their work together on the Blue Caprice soundtrack. Stetson’s last album was 2013′s New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light. Neufeld’s last release was last year’s Black Ground EP.

Never were the way she was:

01 The sun roars into view
02 Won’t be a thing to become
03 In the vespers
04 And still they move
05 With the dark hug of time
06 The rest of us
07 Never were the way she was
08 Flight

Sarah Neufeld:

04-11 Dublin, Ireland – The Twisted Pepper *
04-13 Cully, Switzerland – Temple *
04-15 Düdingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn *
04-17 London, England – Islington Assembly Hall *
04-18 Vienna, Austria – Porgy & Bess Jazz & Music Club *
04-20 Zagreb, Croatia – KSET *
04-22 Copenhagen, Denmark – Jazzhouse *
04-23 Oslo, Norway – Nasjonal Jazzscene *
04-24 Bergen, Norway – Sardinen, USF *
04-25 Trondheim, Norway – Dokkhuset Scene *
04-28 Gent, Belgium – Handelsbeurs Concert Hall *
04-30 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Lantaren Venster *
05-01 Groningen, Netherlands – De Oosterpoort *
05-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Club Cross Linx *
05-03 Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar *
05-26 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre ^
05-27 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant ^
05-28 Louisville, KY – W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre ^
05-29 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room ^
05-30 Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival 
05-31 Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre ^
06-02 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte ^
06-03 Richmond, VA – The National ^
08-01-02 Whistler, British Columbia – Wanderlust Festival

* with Colin Stetson
^ with St. Vincent

Watch the video for Stetson’s “In Mirrors” + “And In Truth”:

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