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Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2003 – present)
Arcade Fire is an orchestral indie rock band which formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2003. The band consists of Win Butler (vocals, guitar), Régine Chassagne (vocals, accordion, keyboards, hurdy gurdy), Richard Reed Parry (bass, guitar), William Butler (keyboards, guitar), Tim Kingsbury (bass), Sarah Neufeld (violin), and Jeremy Gara (drums). Howard Bilerman, who played drums on the album Funeral, has since moved on to other projects. Montreal percussionist Dane Mills performed on the EP and in early live shows. As of May 2005, the touring band includes horn player Pietro Amato (who is in Bell Orchestre and Torngat) and violinist Owen Pallett. Pallett has also opened for their shows, appearing as the one-man band Final Fantasy.
The band’s trademark fashion is the waistcoat, giving them an air of “frumpiness”. When asked about the rumour that the band’s name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: “It’s not a rumour, it’s based on a story that someone told me. It’s not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it’s probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him.” Win Butler and his brother Will grew up in Texas.
Band formation
Arcade Fire formed around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.
The band’s trademark fashion is the waistcoat, giving them an air of “frumpiness”. When asked about the rumour that the band’s name refers to a fire in an arcade, Win Butler replied: “It’s not a rumour, it’s based on a story that someone told me. It’s not an actual event, but one that I took to be real. I would say that it’s probably something that the kid made up, but at the time I believed him.” Win Butler and his brother Will grew up in Texas.
Band formation
Arcade Fire formed around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.
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Aulin223 wrote:
download Arcade Fire ringtones now for free at http://tiny.cc/oQlZ8
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Arcade-YoL wrote:
@manders4000: First Owen tweeted: "Arcade Fire have some pretty gorgeous microphones right here. It'd be so easy to slip one into my bag." Then exactly 10 days later he tweeted this: "Can't contain it. I just completed 10 days on the best album I've ever had the pleasure of working on." Pretty conclusive I'd say :)
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saintdeuce wrote:
These guys and Radiohead are the two best bands in the world at the moment.
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movie_star_baby wrote:
Can't wait for a new album!!! <333
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manders4000 wrote:
@Arcade-YoL: Correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't Owen Pallett say that he wouldn't name the album he worked on? I'm pretty sure he was ambiguous. Arcade Fire is just a possibility. He has worked with them in the past, but he's also worked with Grizzly Bear, the Hidden Cameras, DFA 1979, Fucked Up, Great Lake Swimmers, Mika, Holy Fuck, Beirut, Immaculate Machine the Last Shadow Puppets, Pet Shop Boys, and a bunch of others. So he could've worked with AF, any one of those artists, or someone new.
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the_robbie wrote:
they can't screw it up, they just can't. [2]
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lame_flakes wrote:
they can't screw it up, they just can't.
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NateAbel wrote:
I'm excited as hell, but I'm pretty patient since there are a load of new albums coming this year to keep me busy before the great AF come out with theirs.
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Arcade-YoL wrote:
Owen Pallett saying it's the best album he has ever worked on is pretty much all I need to hear before I actually listen to the new album. Add to that the fact an apparently reliable source said it was more upbeat than Neon Bible, has more strings and there’s a lot of Neil Young in Win’s voice - I'm in heaven already! :D
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rcstars wrote:
lol way to spell it out pedrovalenca. i think most of us have very high expectations for the new album xD i think that arcade fire will come out with something a bit unexpected, but they will not disappoint by any means. that's my prediction, however vague it may be... our only clue so far is that owen pallet is involved
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pedrovalenca wrote:
ok,I figured it out:I want the next album o be rock-esque like Power Out and Laika,epic like Tunnels,Rebellion and Black Wave;Bad Vibrations and with strong instruments like My Body is a Cage and Black Mirror.Am I asking too much?well,it's Arcade Fire,they can ALWAYS surprise me.
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grungefan3090 wrote:
Damn why does it feel like 5 years since Neon Bible came out? I'm guessing the next few months are gonna feel like another 5 years
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Scrumpel wrote:
Nothing's been 100% confirmed but it seems the general consesus is that a summer release is more likely on the cards. Join the Arcade Fire fansite... "Us kids know", there's regular updates & loadsa cool Arcade Fire-related chat on there.
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NateAbel wrote:
Right, I read that but I also read that it wasn't true and that their agent or someone said something about a late october / november release being more likely. Everyone here is shouting MAY 2010 like it is new news and now official or something like that.
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Arcade-YoL wrote:
@NateAbel It's from this Billboard article. Nothing official said about it though.
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NateAbel wrote:
Can someone tell us where they are getting this "may 2010" from?
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lindsey_fru wrote:
YAYYY
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IndigoSpark wrote:
MAY!! Finally :_D
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babu227 wrote:
Can't wait for the new album - hope they come on tour soon aswell.. I miss seeing them live!
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hdesmeules wrote:
new album in may 2010 :D !
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A fan's perspective!!! Part 1
17 Feb 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/arcadefireofficial
This is one hell of a missive. Here is how it happened on Thursday night (I'll send Friday night next): On Thursday late afternoon, I texted my Canadian rocker pal, Lola at work, and say we've got to . …
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