Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Win's younger brother William Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld, percussionist Tiwill Duprate and saxophonist Stuart Bogie. Founded in 2000 by friends and classmates Butler and Josh Deu, the band came to prominence in 2004 with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Funeral. Their second studio album, Neon Bible, won them the 2008 Meteor Music Award for Best International Album and the 2008 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Their third studio album, The Suburbs, was released in 2010 to critical acclaim and commercial success. It received many accolades, including the 2011 Grammy for Album of the Year, the 2011 Juno Award for Album of the Year and the 2011 Brit Award for Best International Album.
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, art rock, dance-rock, baroque pop |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Sonovox, Columbia, Merge, DFA, Rough Trade, City Slang, Spunk, Mercury, Virgin EMI |
| Associated acts | Bell Orchestre, The New International Standards, Owen Pallett, LCD Soundsystem, CLARK the band, David Byrne, Debbie Harry, Thomas Bangalter, David Bowie |
| Members | Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, William Butler, Jeremy Gara |
| Past members | Josh Deu, Adam Etinson, Myles Broscoe, Brendan Reed, Dane Mills, Tim Kile, Howard Bilerman, Sarah Neufeld |
Informazioni su Arcade Fire
Indie rock project that gained prominence with their acclaimed debut album Funeral. They earned further acclaim with Neon Bible, the album which won them a Meteor Music Award and Juno Award, and then won a Grammy for Album of the Year with the release of The Suburbs.
Realizzazione di Arcade Fire
The group is notable for playing a plethora of instruments, some of which include the xylophone, glockenspiel, French horn, harp, mandolin and hurdy-gurdy.
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