The Arcade Fire

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Arcade Fire is an orchestral rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its members are Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld, and Jeremy Gara. Howard Bilerman, who played drums on the album Funeral, has since moved on to other projects. 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. Although there has been speculation over whether a preceeding ‘The’ is necessary before the band’s name, during their 2007 Glastonbury Festival set, Win introduced the band as “The Arcade Fire”, which suggests that this is the name the band favour.

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.”

Band formation

The Arcade Fire formed around the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. Joining together as recently as mid-2003, the current line-up solidified in late 2003/early 2004, when their first full-length album Funeral was recorded. Before this an eponymous EP (often referred to by fans as the Us Kids Know EP) had been sold at early shows. (read more)

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Add this track to your playlist No Cars Go	0:30	183,321
Add this track to your playlist Une Année Sans Lumiere	0:30	120,925
Add this track to your playlist I'm Sleeping in a Submarine	0:30	82,059
Add this track to your playlist Headlights Look Like Diamonds	0:30	76,265

Arcade Fire

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist No Cars Go	5,190
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Rebellion (Lies)	4,351
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)	3,802
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Wake Up	3,515
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)	3,370
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #2 (Laika)	3,166
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Crown of Love	3,084
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Keep the Car Running	2,927
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Intervention	2,763
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Haiti	2,649
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Black Mirror	2,571
1	12	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)	2,473
1	13	Add this track to your playlist Neon Bible	2,432
1	14	Add this track to your playlist Ocean of Noise	2,213
1	15	Add this track to your playlist The Well and the Lighthouse	2,090
1	16	Add this track to your playlist My Body Is a Cage	1,978
3	17	Add this track to your playlist Une Année Sans Lumiere	1,954
–	18	Add this track to your playlist (Antichrist Television Blues)	1,790
2	19	Add this track to your playlist In the Backseat	1,390
3	20	Add this track to your playlist Windowsill	1,322

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Rebellion (Lies)	63,556
3	2	Add this track to your playlist No Cars Go	57,630
1	3	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)	55,711
1	4	Add this track to your playlist Wake Up	52,825
1	5	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)	50,973
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Crown of Love	48,483
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #2 (Laika)	46,901
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Keep the Car Running	43,210
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Haiti	42,284
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Black Mirror	41,308
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)	40,466
–	12	Add this track to your playlist Intervention	40,319
3	13	Add this track to your playlist Une Année Sans Lumiere	39,018
1	14	Add this track to your playlist Neon Bible	38,835
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Ocean of Noise	35,726
1	16	Add this track to your playlist The Well and the Lighthouse	34,738
–	17	Add this track to your playlist My Body Is a Cage	33,021
–	18	Add this track to your playlist (Antichrist Television Blues)	29,123
–	19	Add this track to your playlist I'm Sleeping in a Submarine	27,292
–	20	Add this track to your playlist Headlights Look Like Diamonds	26,676
3	21	Add this track to your playlist Old Flame	24,531
1	22	Add this track to your playlist Cold Wind	24,498
2	23	Add this track to your playlist Windowsill	23,084
1	24	Add this track to your playlist My Heart Is an Apple	22,824
3	25	Add this track to your playlist In the Back Seat	22,029
–	26	Add this track to your playlist In the Backseat	19,212
1	27	Add this track to your playlist The Woodland National Anthem	17,652
1	28	Add this track to your playlist Une Ann? Sans Lumiere	17,486
1	29	Add this track to your playlist Une AnnÃ©e Sans Lumiere	16,190
1	30	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #2 (LaÃ¯ka)	15,382
1	31	Add this track to your playlist Une Annee Sans Lumiere	15,379
1	32	Add this track to your playlist Vampire/Forest Fire	14,758
4	33	Add this track to your playlist Une Année Sans Lumière	14,683
–	34	Add this track to your playlist NaÃ¯ve Melody	13,506
1	35	Add this track to your playlist Black Wave / Bad Vibrations	13,386
1	36	Add this track to your playlist Black Waves/Bad Vibrations	11,212
–	37	Add this track to your playlist Windowstill	9,568
–	38	Add this track to your playlist Neighbourhood #3 (power out)	6,776
2	39	Add this track to your playlist Black Wave/Bad Vibrations	6,671
1	40	Add this track to your playlist My Buddy	5,776
1	41	Add this track to your playlist Naïve Melody	5,611
1	42	Add this track to your playlist Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)	4,207
1	43	Add this track to your playlist Brazil	4,192
–	44	Add this track to your playlist Antichrist Television Blues	3,304
–	45	Add this track to your playlist Haïti	2,944
–	46	Add this track to your playlist The Woodlands National Anthem	2,924
–	47	Add this track to your playlist Cars and Telephones	2,872
–	48	Add this track to your playlist Vampire / forest fire	2,422
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