MONTREAL, QC—Canadian indie rock darlings Arcade Fire surprised fans this week with the announcement that they're currently in the process of recording a new album, due for release next year. Adding to the buzz, the band has announced that the album will feature at least one appearance by every single musical instrument currently known to humanity.

In a note posted on its website the band wrote: "We're looking to re-contextualize the aural experience of conventional rock n' roll into something variegated and kaleidoscopic. This record will be a celebration, a tale of tonalities told via the lute, the lyre, the crumhorn, and the Zimbabwean rattle known as a hosho."

Over the past year the Arcade Fire has been critical of the growing prevalence and popularity of electronic music, most notably at Coachella where they dedicated a song to "all the bands playing instruments."

"This album is for every kid in a garage somewhere jamming away on a willow flute, jew's harp, contrabass or hunting horn," said front man Win Butler, who gave a brief phone interview while taking a break from recording Northumbrian smallpipes tracks in an abandoned grain silo.

"Music isn't about computers, man. It's about the pulalu, the muchosac, the Roman tuba and the whip. It's about finger cymbals, slit drums and American notched gourds. Anyone can push a button, but who can play a folgerphone, djembe, or mittlealtersackpfeife? The juxtaposition of standard rock n' roll instruments like guitars, drums and clapped hands with glass marimbas, erhus and shofars will ultimately show both producers and fans of EDM what real music is all about."

In addition to the grain silo, the as-yet-untitled album is currently being recorded in several churches around North America with a planned release date set for sometime in the Fall of 2016.

Here's a comprehensive list of all the instruments the album will feature.

Accordion
Acoustic bass guitar
Acoustic guitar
Acoustic bass guitar
Aeolian harp
Agung a Tamlang (Philippine slit drum)
Agung/agong (Philippine gong)
Ahoko (Ivory Coast rattle)
Ajaeng
Alboka (Spanish double hornpipe)
Alphorn
Alpine bell
Alto clarinet
Alto flute
Alto horn
Alto sarrusophone
Alto saxophone
Angklung (tuned bamboo slide rattle)
Appalachian dulcimer
Archlute
Arghul (Arabic double pipe)
Arpa anottolini (Italian hooked harp)
Arpeggione (Italian six-string)
Array Mbira (African thumb piano)
Aru-ding (Philippine Jew's harp)
Aulochrome (double soprano saxophone)
Babendil (Philippine gong)
Baglama/saz (Turkish strings)
Balafon (xylophone from Ghana)
Balalaika (Central Asian 2 or 3 stringed guitar)
Bandola (plucked lute from Cuba, Chile and Peru)
Bandoneón (Argentinian concertina)
Bandurria (Spanish/Latin American plucked lute)
Banhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Banjo
Barbat (Iranian plucked lute)
Baritone horn
Baritone sarrusophone
Baritone saxophone
Baroque Wooden Flute
Baryton (German Euphonium)
Bass Clarinet
Bass Drum
Bass flute
Bass guitar
Bass sarrusophone
Bass saxophone
Bass/baritone oboe
Basse a Pistons (French Euphonium)
Basse Cor
Basset clarinet
Basset horn
Bassoon
Bawu (Chinese wind instrument)
Bayan (Russian Accordian)
Bazooka
Bell
Berimbao (Brazilian musical bow)
Bianqing (Chinese stone chimes)
Bianzhong (Chinese bells)
Bifora (Sicillian oboe)
Biniou (French bagpipe)
Biwa (Japanese short-necked lute)
Bock (German bagpipes)
Bodega (French bagpipe)
Bodhrán (Irish drum)
Boha (French bagpipe)
Bombarde
Bombardino (Spanish Euphonium)
Bongo drum
Border pipe/lowland bagpipe
Bordonua (Puerto Rican bass guitar)
Bouzouki (Greek lute)
Brian Boru bagpipes
Bullroarer
Button accordian
Cabrette (French bagpipe)
Calliope (steam organ)
Carillon (Dutch harmonising bells)
Carillon (Dutch harmonising bells)
Castanets
Cavaco (Spanish guitar)
Cavaquinho (Portuguese guitar)
Caxixi (Brazilian idiophone)
Celesta (idiophone)
Cello
Ceng (Turkish harp)
Chabrette (French bagpipe)
Chapman stick (fretboard)
Charango (South American fretted lute)
Chenda (Indian drum)
Chi (Chinese Transverse Flute)
Chimes
Ching (Cambodian/Thai finger cymbals)
Chitaronne (lower-toned lute)
Chitarra battebte (Italian guitar)
Chromatic accordian
Cigar box guitar
Cimbalom (Eastern European hammered dulcimer)
Cimbasso
Cimpoi (Romanian bagpipe)
Cittern (Renaissance lute)
Clapped hands
Clarinet
Clarinette d'amour
Classical guitar
Clavicembelo (Italian pianoforte)
Clavichord
Clavichord (European stringed keyboard)
Concertina
Conch
Conga (Caribbean drum)
Contra-alto clarinet
Contra-alto flute
Contrabass á anche
Contrabass clarinet
Contrabass flute
Contrabass oboe
Contrabass Sarrusophone
Contrabass saxophone
Contrabassoon
Cornet/Cornett/Cornetto/Zink
Cornish bagpipes
Cowbell
Croatian bagpipes
Cromorne
Crotales (Struck cymbals)
Crumhorn
Crwth (Welsh stringed instrument)
Cuatro (Latin American lute)
Cuíca (Brazilian drum)
Cymbals – crash, hi-hat, ride, splash, tom-toms, zil
Cymbalum (Western European hammered dulcimer)
Da'uli da'uli (Indonesian xylophone)
Dabakan (Philippine drum)
Dadihu (contrabass erhu)
Dahu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Daiko (Japanese drum)
Dankiyo (Turkish bagpipe)
Daraboukka (Syrian drum)
Darabukka (Arabic drum)
Darbuka (Greek drum)
Darvyra (Greek Duct Flute)
Denis d'or (ancient Czech chordophone)
Dhol (Iranian drum)
Dholak (North Indian hand drum)
Didgeridoo (Aboriginal Natural Trumpet)
Dihu (Chinese large bowed stringed instrument)
Diyingehu (contrabass gehu)
Djembe (West African hand drum)
Doedelzak (Dutch bagpipe)
Dombak (Iranian drum)
Domra (Russian mandolin)
Dotara (bass ektara)
Double Bass
Double contrabass flute
Doulophone/cuprophone
Drum machine
Dubreq stylophone
Duct Flute
Dudelsack (German bagpipe)
Dudy (Czech bagpipes)
Duff (Islamic tambourine)
Dulcian (pre-1700s Western European Bassoon)
Dulcimer (hammered zither)
Dulzaina (Spanish oboe)
Dumbelek (Turkish drum)
Dun dun (West African large talking drum)
Dutar (Central Asian lute)
Duxianqin (Chinese one-stringed zither)
Ektara (Indian one-string)
Electric guitar
Electric organ
Electric piano
Electronic:
English Horn/Cor Anglais (French tenor Oboe)
Erhu (Chinese violin)
Erxian (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Euphonium
Fangxiang (Chinese metallophone)
Fiddle
Finger Cymbals
Fingerboard synthesizer
Fiscarmonica (Italian Accordian)
Flageolets
Flugelhorn
Flute
Folgerphone
French Horn
Gaida (Southern Balkan bagpipes)
Gaita (Portuguese & Spanish bagpipe)
Gajdy (Eastern European bagpipes)
Gambang (Indonesian xylophone)
Gan gan (West African small talking drum)
Gandingan (Philippine set of four hanging gongs)
Gandingan a kayo (Philippine xylophone)
Ganza (Brazilian rattle)
Gaohu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Gayageum (Korean zither)
Gehu (Chinese cello-like)
Gender (Indonesian brass xylophone)
Geomungo/ komungo (Korean zither)
Ghatam (Indian drum)
Glass marimba
Glasschord (crystallophone)
Glockenspiel
Gong
Gottuvadhyam (Indian 21-stringed guitar)
Great Highland bagpipe
Great Irish warpipes
Guan (Chinese pipe)
Gugin (Chinese bridgeless zither)
Guiro (South & Central American notched gourd that is scraped)
Guitar
Guitar 12 Strings
Guitarrón (Mexican large bass guitar)
Guqin (Chinese plucked zither)
Gusle/gusla (Balkan guitar)
Gusli (Russian harp)
Guzheng (Chinese zither)
Hammered dulcimer
Handbells
Hang (steel hand drum)
Hardanger fiddle
Harmonica/Mouth Organ
Harmonium/reed organ
Harp
Harp guitar
Harpsichord
Heckelphone
Hegelong (Philippine fretted boat-lute)
Hélicon
Hichiriki (Japanese Oboe)
Hocchiku (Japanese flute)
Hooked harp
Horagai (Japanese conch)
Horn
Hosho (Zimbabwean rattle)
Hsaio (Chinese Duct Flute)
Huemmelchen (German smallpipes)
Huluhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Hun (Korean flute)
Hunting Horn
Huqin (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Hurdy Gurdy
Igil (Tuvan bowed instrument)
Inci (Philippine flute)
Ipu (Hawaiian rattle)
Irish bouzouki
Irish Uilleann (Indoor bagpipe)
Istarski mih (Croatian bagpipe)
Janggu (Korean drum)
Japanese Bamboo Flute/ Shakuhachi
Jew's harp
Jew's harp (plucked idiophone)
Jiaohu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Jinghu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Jug
Kadlong (Philippine fretted boat-lute)
Kagul (Philippine slit drum)
Kangling (Tibetan serunai)
Kaval (Slovakian Duct Flute)
Kèn b?u (Vietnamese reed)
Kettle drum/Timpani
Keyed Bugle
Keyed Trumpet
Khene (Northeast Thailand mouth organ)
Khim (Cambodian/ Thai hammered dulcimer)
Khloy (Cambodian flute)
Khol (South Indian drum)
Kissar (West African lyre)
Knatele (Finnish zither)
Kokyu (Japanese bowed instrument)
Komungo (Korean zither)
Kora (West African 21-string harp-lute)
Koto (Japanese zither)
Koudi (Chinese flute)
Koziol (Polish bagpipe)
Kubing (Philippine Jew's harp)
Kulintang a kayo (Philippine xylophone)
Kulintang a putao/ kulintang a tiniok (Philippine metallophone)
Kulintang/ kolintang (Philippine gong group)
Kutiyapi (Philippine fretted boat-lute)
Kwa-yen (Chinese hanging drum)
Kwintangen kayo/ luntang (Philippine xylophone)
Lambeg (Irish drum)
Lancashire great-pipe
Langeleik (Norwegian stringed instrument)
Laruan (Chinese stringed instrument)
Lasso d'amore
Launeddas (Sardinian triple clarinet)
Leier (German hurdy gurdy)
Leiqin (Chinese bowed instrument)
Lirone
Lithophone (stone barred xylophone)
Lusheng (Chinese bamboo pipes)
Lute
Lyre
Magyar duda (Hungarian bagpipes)
Maguhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Malimba (xylophone from the Congo)
Mando-bass (bass mandolin)
Mandocello (large mandolin)
Mandola (US/ Canadian fretted stringed instrument)
Mandolin
Mangtong (Chinese bamboo pipes)
Maraca
Marimba
Marimbao (Brazilian stringed instrument)
Marinbaphone
Mbira/ Sanza/ Thumb Piano (African stringed instrument)
Mellophone
Mellotron (polyphonic keyboard)
Melodeon
Melodica
Metallophones (metal barred xylophone)
Mijwiz (Arabic double pipe)
Mittlealtersackpfeife (German medieval bagpipe)
Mizwad (Arabic bagpipe)
Mohan veena (Indian guitar)
Moodswinger (zither)
Morin khuur/ morin huur (Mongolian fiddle)
Mridangam (South Indian drum)
Muchosac (Belgian bagpipe)
Musette bressane (French bagpipe)
Musette de cour (French bagpipe)
Musette du centre (French bagpipe)
Musical bow
Musical Saw (wood cutting saw)
Nadaswaram (Indian wind instrument)
Naqara (Mongolian war drum)
Natural Trumpet
Nay (Syrian wooden flute)
Ney (Lebanese Flute)
Northumbrian smallpipes
Nose flute
Nyckelharpa (Swedish key harp)
Oboe
Oboe d'amore
Oboe da caccia
Ocarina
Octaban (cylinder drum)
Octapad (electronic drumpad)
Octave mandolin
Octavin
Octocontra-alto clarinet
Octocontrabass clarinet
Oliphant/ Cor d'Oliphant
Ondes martenot (electronic keyboard and slide)
Ophicleide
Organ - electric
Organ pipe
Overtone guitar
Paixiao (Chinese flute)
Palendang (Philippine flute)
Pan pipes
Pastoral pipes
Piano
Piccolo
Piccolo clarinet
Piccolo heckelphone
Piccolo oboe
Pipa (Chinese lute)
Pipe organ
Piva (Northern Italian bagpipe)
Psaltery (plucked zither)
Pulalu (Philippine flute)
Qanun (Turkish zither)
Quena (Andean flute)
Quinticlave (Ophicleide)
Racket
Rainstick
Raita (Moroccan serunai)
Rajao (Portuguese guitar)
Ranat ek elk (Thai metallophone)
Ranat thum lek (Thai metallophone)
Ratchet
Rattle
Rebab (Arabic bowed stringed instrument)
Rebec (15th/16th century rebab)
Recorder (Descant)
Reed contrabass
Reed Pipe
Riq/riqq/rik (Arabic tambourine)
Roman tuba
Ruan (Chinese plucked stringed instrument)
Rudra veena (Indian plucked stringed instrument)
Ryuteki (Japanese flute)
Sabar (Senegalese drum)
Sac de gemecs (Catalonian bagpipe)
Sackbutt (trombone family's ancestor)
Säckpipa (Swedish bagpipe)
Saenghwang (Korean mouth organ)
Sallaneh (Iranian plucked stringed instrument)
Sampho (Cambodian barrel drum)
Sampler
Sang-auk (Burmese harp)
Santur (North Indian hammered zither)
Sanxian (Chinese lute)
Saraswati veena (South Indian lute)
Sarrusophone
Sarunay/saronay/sarunai/saronai (Philippine metallophone)
Saung (Burmese harp)
Saw ou (Thai bowed stringed instrument)
Saw sam sai (Thai bowed stringed instrument)
Saxhorn
Saxonette
Saxophone
Schweizer sackpfeife (Swiss bagpipe)
Scottish smallpipes
Se (Chinese zither)
Serpent
Serunai (Islamic reed instrument)
Setar (Iranian lute)
Shamisen (Japanese 3-stringed instrument)
Shawm (Renaissance oboe)
Shekere (African rattle)
Sheng (Chinese mouth organ)
Shinobue (Japanese flute)
Shofar (Jewish horn)
Sihu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Singing bowl/rin gong (Himalayan standing bell)
Siren
Sitar (South Asian lute)
Sleigh Bells
Slide guitar
Slide whistle
Slit drum
Snare Drum
Sopranino clarinet
Sopranino saxophone
Soprano clarinet
Soprano mandolin
Soprano saxophone
soprillo
Sorna (Afghan serunai)
Sousaphone
Spoons
Sralai (Cambodian reed)
Steel drum
Steel guitar
Subcontrabass flute
Subcontrabass saxophone
Suling (Indonsian/Philippine flute)
Suona (Chinese serunai)
Synclavier
Synthesizer
Tabla (Indian/Pakistani drum)
Tagutok (Philippine slit drum)
Taiko (Japanese drum)
Talking drum
Tambour (French drum)
Tambourine
Tamburitza (Croatian/Serbian mandolin)
Tan-tan (Brazilian hand drum)
Taphon (Thai drum)
Tar (Persian lute)
Tárogató (Hungarian shawm)
Tea chest bass (skiffle bass)
Tenor horn
Tenor mandola (European/ UK fretted stringed instrument)
Tenor sarrusophone
Tenor saxophone
Tenoroon (tenor bassoon)
Teponaztli (Mexican wooden drum)
Thavil (Indian drum)
Theorbo (lower-toned lute)
Theremin (oscillator)
Timpani/kettle drum
Timple (Canary Islands/Murcia ukulele)
Tin whistle
Tjelempung/Celempung (Javanese zither)
Tom-tom
Tonette (plastic recorder)
Torupill (Estonian bagpipe)
Transverse Flute (Traditional Flute)
Trekspill (Norwegian Accordian)
Tres (Cuban chordophone)
Triangle
Tro u (Cambodian bowed stringed instrument)
Tromba marina (European stringed instrument)
Trombone
Tromboon/babone
Trompeta china (Cuban suona)
Trumpet
Trumpet Bb
Tsampouna (Greek bagpipe)
Tsuri-daiko (Japanese hanging drum)
Tuba
Tubular Bells
Tuhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Tulum (Turkish bagpipe)
Tumpong (Philippine flute)
Turntables
Ud/ oud (Arabic and Islamic lute)
Udu (African clay drum)
Ukulele (Hawaiian guitar)
Valiha (Indonesian and Madagascan zither)
Vertical flute
Vertical viola
Veuze (French bagpipe)
Vibraphone/vibraharp
Vichitra veena (Indian stringed instrument)
Vielle (French hurdy gurdy)
Vihuela (Spanish 2-string guitar)
Viola
Viola d'amore
Viola da gamba
Viola organista
Violin
Violotta
Vladimirsky Rozhok
Volinka (Russian bagpipes)
Wagner Tuba
Washboard
Washint (Ethiopian flute)
Washtub bass
Welsh pipes
Whip
Whistle
Willow flute
Wind Chimes
Xalam/khalam (West African Banjo-like instrument)
Xiao (Chinese flute)
Xiaodihu (tenor erhu)
Xun (Chinese flute)
Xylophone
Xylorimba (extended range xylophone)
Yang chi'in (Chinese zither)
Yang Chin (Chinese hammered dulcimer)
Yayli tanbur (Turkish lute)
Yazheng (Chinese zither)
Yehu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Yu (Chinese bamboo pipes)
Yueh Ch'in (Chinese lute)
Yun Lo (Chinese gong)
Zampogna (Italian bagpipe)
Zaqq (Maltese bagpipe)
Zhongdihu (bass erhu)
Zhuihu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Zither
Zonghu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument)
Zufalo (Italian flute)
Zurna (Turkish serunai)