«None of us want to take three years making a record. It could be that we'll play live soon and maybe we'll end up bashing another album out fast. We're in the middle of writing, things are coming together, it's a great feeling», said he.

Butler added: «If you had asked me about playing live six months ago I'd be like «No, I'm good». But now I go to a gig and I get the little… I can imagine being on that stage. It's the step before you actually go and do it».

Previous album by Arcade Fire, titled Neon Bible, was released in March 2007.