ContactMusic — Canadian rockers Arcade Fire have scooped their native countrys top music prize for their Grammy-winning album The Suburbs The bands hit record was the favourite to take the Polaris Award and it was announced as the winner on Monday 19Sep11 at a cere... more info

DrownedInSound — The Suburbs takes it! Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

ContactMusic — Arcade Fire have won the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for their third album The Suburbs The group beat off stiff competition from the likes of Destroyer Hey Rosetta and Colin Stetson to bag the coveted award which recognises Canadas best album of t... more info

Topix — No one thought it would happen. Polaris, often known for picking lesser known bands, this year awarded an amazing album by Grammy winning Arcade Fire! Members Win Butler, Richard Parry, and Jeremy Gara were on hand to accept the honours and the gigan... more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs world tour stopped in the Netherlands last night and Elena Morelli supplied some shots of the show. Opening were indie rock heatseekers Austra, who recently contributed “Alone, Together” to our our Stroked tribute. Pho... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A deluxe edition of The Arcade Fire's The Suburbs is in stores tomorrow, with two bonus tracks and a DVD with the Spike Jonze short film Scenes from the Suburbs, the documentary Behind the Scenes from the Suburbs, and... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Daily Beast is streaming the expanded deluxe edition of the Arcade Fire's The Suburbs album (out tomorrow). Slate offers tips for Brooklyn living to author Martin Amis. The Guardian looks back on 30 years of MTV. The Observer interviews... more info

Stereogum — In addition to new songs “Speaking In Tongues” and “Culture War,” Arcade Fire’s deluxe CD/DVD edition of Album Of The Year The Suburbs apparently includes a new remix too. At the hands of producer/engineer Damian Taylor and the band itself,... more info

DrownedInSound — The Suburbs is back in a bigger, better special edition, including two extra tracks, bonus material, and Scenes from the Suburbs, a half-hour short film directed by the band and Spike Jonze. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

ContactMusic — Arcade Fire's Grammy Awards-winning album The Suburbs is up for another major accolade - it has been shortlisted for Canada's coveted Polaris Prize. The group's hit album is the favourite to win the $30,000 (19,000) prize money when the award for Can... more info