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?
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  • spicewalton
    spicewalton 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: 11,578
    Rrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh

    Rush!
  • stu gee
    stu 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.
  • facepollution
    facepollution 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.
  • robfest2
    robfest2 Posts: 594
    Tokyo Police Club




    http://www.tokyopoliceclub.net


    http://www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub
  • stateoflove79
    stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    Tragically Hip
    Is it so wrong to think that love can keep us safe?
  • gleemonex
    gleemonex 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.
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  • Matt Lukin
    Matt 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
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  • caifan82
    caifan82 Mexico City Posts: 321
    The Tea Party
    Their last album isn't very good... But all others are great!
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  • funkymonk
    funkymonk 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!
  • xscorcho
    xscorcho Posts: 409
    our lady peace - one of my favorite bands

    i also like finger 11
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie 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
  • gleemonex
    gleemonex 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 Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    I agree with Matt Mays and Sam Roberts...can't go wrong at all there
  • audiodave
    audiodave 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!
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  • dCowboyPJ
    dCowboyPJ Posts: 479
    Rush
    The Hip
    Tea Party
    Thornley
    Sam Roberts
    Big Wreck
  • Tek Money
    Tek 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.
  • laudenum
    laudenum 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
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 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 Yesterdays
    All 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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