Founded: 2001
Location: Canada
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montréal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld and multi-instrumentalists Paul Beaubrun, Dan Boeckner and Eric Heigle. Each of the band's studio albums features contributions from composer and violinist Owen Pallett.
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"They remain a band that deserves our attention."
With Arcade Fire’s first album in five years, ‘WE’, set to drop on May 6, we revisit the band’s epic catalogue, highlighting their top 10 tracks in order of brilliance.
"I left at the end of last year, after the new record was complete. There was no acute reason beyond that I’ve changed."
“The longest we’ve ever spent writing, uninterrupted, probably ever."
Who got the green light?
Local favourites Dan Sultan and Judah Kelly also crack the top five
"There is much to fall in love with on this album."
Hitting cinemas this September.
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