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While Will Butler didn’t announce his split from Arcade Fire until March — shortly after the release of the band’s sixth studio album WE — his tenure with the indie rock ensemble had actually ended when the project was complete. Now, Butler has returned with “A Stranger’s House” and “Nearer …

Arcade Fire added to their string of location-specific, guest-featuring live cover songs in London Friday night by having Florence and the Machine‘s Florence Welch join the band for “Dog Days Are Over.” The singer was demonstrably ecstatic about the surprise appearance, standing atop a monitor and demanding that the crowd …