Arcade Fire Biography

Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal Quebec Canada and fronted by the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. In addition to instrument mainstays guitar drums and bass guitar members play piano violin viola cello double bass xylophone glockenspiel keyboard French horn accordion harp mandolin and hurdy-gurdy.
The band takes most of their instruments on tour and the multi-instrumentalist band members switch instrumental duties throughout their shows.
Funeral their debut album was released on September 14 2004 in North America by Merge Records and on February 28 2005 in Europe by Rough Trade Records. It was given its title because several band members had recently lost members of their families: Régine Chassagne's grandmother died in June 2003 Win and William Butler's grandfather (swing musician Alvino Rey) in March 2004 and Richard Reed Parry's aunt in April 2004. The album produced five singles. The most successful Rebellion (Lies) peaked at No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Alternative Music Album. The single Cold Wind was nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media.

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