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The Alternative-Rock band Arcade Fire was formed in Montreal, Quebec
CANADA, in mid-2003 by husband and wife, vocalist+guitarist Win Butler
and vocalist+accordionist Regine Chassagne.
Initially a quintet rounded out by bassist Tim Kingsbury, organist Richard
Reed Parry and Win's little brother Will Butler on synthesizer+drums,
the group soon recorded and self-produced their eponymous debut 7-track
EP which led to their signing with Merge Records.
Their debut LP, "Funeral", appeared in September 2004, hitting
the top 30 in their native Canada; it also charted at #131 on The Billboard
Top 200, south of the border and cracked the top 40 on the other side
of the Atlantic spawning the U.K. top 30 hit single "Neighborhood
#3 (Power Out)".
With violinist Sarah Neufeld and drummer Jeremy Gara, Arcade Fire toured
for more than a year, with high-profile slots at the Lollapalooza and
Coachella festivals and a sold-out run of headlining theater dates as
well as opening for such outstanding artists as David Bowie, David Byrne
and U2.
Their sophomore effort, "Neon Bible", was released in March
2007; the new album makes use of a pipe organ, the hurdy gurdy, a military
choir and a full Hungarian orchestra; the first single proper, "Black
Mirror" , was announced in January 2007, "Keep The Car Running"
followed two months later.
Arcade Fire biography is an exclusive of 100xr.com
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