Arcade Fire’s Will Butler spent all last week releasing songs inspired by Guardian stories, and the whole thing turned out a lot better than anyone could expect a conceptual song-a-day stunt to be. And now that we’ve heard what kind of work the man can do when the pressure is on, we now get to hear what happens when he’s got the time and space to put together a proper full-length debut. Butler’s first-ever solo album Policy comes out next week, and we’ve heard the early tracks “Take My Side” and “Anna.” Right now, if you’ve got Spotify, you can stream the whole thing below.

Policy is out 3/10 on Merge.