A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

Week of August 6

The Suburbs

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PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN MCCABE FOR TIME; ARCADE FIRE:ERIC KAYNE

Canadian underground darlings turned arena-rock champions Arcade Fire.

Canadian underground darlings turned arena-rock champions Arcade Fire can't parallel-park without writing an anthemic suite about it. Their third album's lush bombast underscores its articulate compassion for sad suburban kids who grow into crushed adults.

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