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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Andrew R. Chow](https://time.com/author/andrew-r-chow/)  ## Andrew R. Chow Correspondent Mar 17, 2022 6:12 PM UTC  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 14: Win Butler (L) and Regine Chassagne perform during Arcade Fire's Third Annual Krewe du Kanaval celebration on February 14, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by ) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 14: Win Butler (L) and Regine Chassagne perform during Arcade Fire's Third Annual Krewe du Kanaval celebration on February 14, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by )Erika Goldring/Getty Images  by [Andrew R. Chow](https://time.com/author/andrew-r-chow/)  ## Andrew R. Chow Correspondent Mar 17, 2022 6:12 PM UTC The rock band Arcade Fire has returned with its first music in five years: a raucous six-minute single entitled [“The Lightning I,II.”](https://af.lnk.to/the-lightning-video) The single is the first release from the band’s upcoming sixth album: _We_, out May 6\. Arcade Fire has been one of the most consistently acclaimed rock bands over the last two decades, churning out stadium-scale, guitar-centric singalongs in an era in which rock has waned in influence and cultural primacy. “The Lightning, I, II” is no different: it’s lifted by soaring piano melodies, thundering tom-tom drums, and lyrics emphasizing perseverance in the face of struggle. “Thought we reached the mountaintop / and now we just feel so low,” lead singer Win Butler despairs in the song’s second line, before adding later, “We can make it if you don’t quit on me / I won’t quit on you.” (The band [infamously snagged Album of the Year](https://ew.com/article/2011/02/13/arcade-fire-grammys/) at the 2011 Grammys, beating out Lady Gaga and Eminem in a surprise win.) Arcade Fire debuted the song live [earlier this week](https://www.stereogum.com/2179617/watch-arcade-fire-debut-new-songs-the-lightning-i-ii-age-of-anxiety-in-new-orleans/news/) at a benefit concert in New Orleans for Ukraine. The song’s music video was directed by Emily Kai Bock, who co-directed Grimes’ canonical [“Oblivion” music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtH68PJIQLE) a decade ago. In this new video, the band’s performance of the song becomes derailed by heavy winds; a tornado emerges in the distance, bearing down upon them. After the storm subsides, the band re-emerges, picking up shards of their instruments and throwing a party amidst the wreckage. In an accompanying press release, the band wrote that sessions for the forthcoming album _We_ began in February 2020, right before the start of the pandemic. “Its first side, ‘I,’ is about our troubles; its second side, ‘WE,’ is about our love for one another,” the press release states. _We,_ a dystopian sci-fi novel by the Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin, served as partial inspiration. The album was produced by Butler, his bandmate (and spouse) Régine Chassagne, and Nigel Godrich, a producer known for his work with Radiohead and Paul McCartney. Peter Gabriel sings on the album; the cover was created by photographer (and frequent TIME collaborator) JR.  The album cover for Arcade Fire's "We," created by JR. 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