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Canadian bands I should check out?

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited May 2007 in Other Music
I've been hearing rumours of a lot of great bands coming from Canada. I'm already obsessed with Arcade Fire. Can anyone list some more?
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • spicewaltonspicewalton Posts: 41
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I've been hearing rumours of a lot of great bands coming from Canada. I'm already obsessed with Arcade Fire. Can anyone list some more?

    My favourite Canadian band (after uncle Neil, of course): Our Lady Peace
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Rrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh

    Rush!
  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    Broken Social Scene have quickly become one of my favourite bands since i started listening to them last year, self titled album is amazing, as is you forgot it in people.
    People say im paranoid. Well, they dont say it, but i know that's what they are thinking.
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    spicewalton wrote:
    My favourite Canadian band (after uncle Neil, of course): Our Lady Peace

    I'll second that, the song Naveed never fails to floor me.
  • robfest2robfest2 Posts: 594
    Tokyo Police Club




    http://www.tokyopoliceclub.net


    http://www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub
  • stateoflove79stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    Tragically Hip
    Is it so wrong to think that love can keep us safe?
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    Our Lady Peace's early work (Naveed and maybe Clumsy) are worth checking out. I don't much care for anything after that.

    The Tragically Hip are solid but haven't been spectacular since the 90's. Up To Here, Road Apples, Fully Completely and Day For Night are four of the most definitive Canadian pop culture albums in existence.

    Sloan is a really good band that hasn't enjoyed a lot of commercial success despite a few hit songs and a few great albums.

    Death From Above 1979 is one of the most unique bands I've ever heard and one of my favourite Canadian bands. They're pretty well known now.

    If you've heard or like The Tragically Hip you'd probably like The Rheostatics, though I don't have enough experience with their music to recommend anything.

    Neil Young is an obvious one.

    I Mother Earth had two CDs in the 90's called Dig and Scenery & Fish that are really good.

    One of the best bands you might never hear about from the city of Winnipeg is a band called Hot Live Guys. I don't know how much they tour, but I've seen them many times here in Winnipeg and their live shows are incredible. Please, please, please if anybody ever notices that Hot Live Guys are playing in your city go see them. You'll never regret it. http://www.myspace.com/hotliveguys for a taste.
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • Matt LukinMatt Lukin Posts: 647
    Stars
    Metric
    Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    A Silver Mt. Zion
    Broken Social Scene
    Do Make Say Think
    Death From Above 1979
    The New Pornographers
    Feist
    Junior Boys
    Great Lake Swimmers
    Tokyo Police Club
    The car's on fire and there's no driver at the wheel
    And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides
  • caifan82caifan82 Mexico City Posts: 321
    The Tea Party
    Their last album isn't very good... But all others are great!
    Mexico City - July 17th 2003
    Mexico City - July 18th 2003
    Mexico City - July 19th 2003
    Monterrey - December 7th 2005
    Mexico City - December 9th 2005
    Mexico City - December 10th 2005
    Mexico City - November 24th 2011
  • funkymonkfunkymonk Posts: 279
    gleemonex wrote:
    The Tragically Hip are solid but haven't been spectacular since the 90's. Up To Here, Road Apples, Fully Completely and Day For Night are four of the most definitive Canadian pop culture albums in existence.

    There is no question that those are some of the Hip's best work but Phantom Power is a killer album as well. It's probably one of my favourites.

    Don't forget Sam Roberts people.

    Oh and Nickelback! Just joking!
  • xscorchoxscorcho Posts: 409
    our lady peace - one of my favorite bands

    i also like finger 11
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    wintersleep (opened for PJ in NFLD)

    http://www.myspace.com/wintersleepmusic

    matt mays & el torpedo

    http://www.myspace.com/mattmayseltorpedo

    tegan & sara

    http://www.myspace.com/teganandsara
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    Matt Mays & El Torpedo are pretty solid.
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • Red LukinRed Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    I agree with Matt Mays and Sam Roberts...can't go wrong at all there
  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    wintersleep (opened for PJ in NFLD)

    http://www.myspace.com/wintersleepmusic

    Beat me to it. Awesome band, I hope they come to Europe some time soon!
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

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  • dCowboyPJdCowboyPJ Posts: 479
    Rush
    The Hip
    Tea Party
    Thornley
    Sam Roberts
    Big Wreck
  • Tek MoneyTek Money Posts: 642
    I am sure I will miss some but here is my list...

    The Bicycles
    Noviellero
    AC Newman
    Amy Millan
    Animal Collective
    The Dears
    Destroyer
    Eric's Trip
    Local Rabbits
    Esthero
    Great Lake Swimmers
    Handsome Furs
    The New Pornographers
    Joel Plaskett Emergency
    Land of Talk
    Immaculate Machine
    Matthew Good
    Neko Case
    Neverending White Lights
    Rheostatics
    The Tragically Hip
    Violet Archers
    Pilate
    Ron Sexsmith
    The Sadies
    Sarah Harmer
    Weeping Tile
    Stars
    Tokyo Police Club
    Sloan
    Hayden
    Frog Eyes
    Final Fantasy
    Wolf Parade
    Metric
    Broken Social Scene
    Sam Roberts
    Feist
    Cock Fight.
  • laudenumlaudenum Posts: 405
    the mike plume band.
    great song writer.nice tunes. wicked geetar player in the band too.
    check out their concert dvd "steel belted radio"
    "shes stoned said the swede, and the
    mooncalf agreed" THe BANd
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    yeah, definitely check out the canada indie rock scene. For the first time since Kurt's death i am really really into a music scene full force.

    Canadian bands to check out:
    Broken Social Scene
    New Pornographers
    Stars
    Hidden Cameras
    Dears
    Islands
    Godspeed you black emporer
    Wolf Parade
    Metric
    Feist
    Final Fantasy
    Unicorns
    Black Mountain
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Matt Mays is killer.

    Sam Roberts

    Tragically Hip

    Small Emo band called Sinclaire that broke up years ago. Dug there stuff a lot still get it thru the lumberjack distribution.
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  • northernwavenorthernwave Posts: 5
    Lowest of the Low - An incredible band...period! Three amazing studio albums...start with their first one 'Shakespeare My Butt' and go from there.

    As for the Rheostatics, go get 'Melville' and 'Whale Music'...their finest two hours.
  • robfest2robfest2 Posts: 594
    #1 New Canadian bands is



    Tokyo Police Club




    http://www.tokyopoliceclub.net


    http://www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    northernwave wrote:
    Lowest of the Low - An incredible band...period! Three amazing studio albums...start with their first one 'Shakespeare My Butt' and go from there.

    As for the Rheostatics, go get 'Melville' and 'Whale Music'...their finest two hours.

    a friend of mine was a huge lowest of the low fan. i think they have a lot of fans among their fellow canadian musicians as well.

    good call on those rheostatics records too. double live is also amazing. :)
  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    Besides the Hip, which is a given... :)

    my favorite canadian band from the 90's was Moist!
    mmm... David Usher... :p

    and also... i'd be remiss if i didn't mention, as I always do, Holly McNarland. :cool:


    edit... the weakerthans!
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  • laudenumlaudenum Posts: 405
    and of course the cowboy junkies
    "shes stoned said the swede, and the
    mooncalf agreed" THe BANd
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    By a Thread. i think they broke up though. their debut was on Revelation and then they did a split with some band who sucked. they cut their second LP but it's still unreleased. awesome band.
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,898
    Big Wreck and Finger Eleven...both don't get the credit I think they deserve.

    And of course Rush!!
  • chittychitty Posts: 609
    THE TEA PARTY. Truly an amazing 3 piece band. Broke up a year or so ago

    I also like Finger 11.
  • London CallingLondon Calling Posts: 164
    there's a canadian singer called Marshall Tully whose released a couple of albums, both of which are no longer available ( http://cdbaby.com/cd/tully ). I cant find any info about him on the web, has anyone ever heard of this guy?
  • PJ_PhilPJ_Phil Posts: 84
    Definitely the first 2 I Mother Earth albums.
    Broken Social Scene, the Tragically Hip, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Sloan, Blue Rodeo, Matt Mays, The Dears, Buck 65, Death From Above 1979 (although they have broken up), and Ron Sexsmith to name a few.
    Shows:

    Montreal 2003
    Boston (1&2) 2004
    Montreal 2005
    Ottawa 2005
    Halifax 2005
    Boston (1&2) 2006
    Hartford 2008
    Mansfield (1&2)2008
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