State of the Confederation: Of Montreal

Filed under: Between the Notes, Canada It's difficult to imagine Montreal's Anglo music scene sans Arcade Fire. Before them, the bilingual city's English-language musical legacy consisted primarily of '80s relics Men Without Hats and Corey Hart, alt-rock bassist Melissa Auf der Maur and, of course, Celine Dion. Though local bands like the Stills and the Dears began seeing some success outside Quebec around 2001, it would take a Texan immigrant, his locally born wife and a collection of musical ...

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