10 Best Canadian Rock Bands Of All Time

10. Arcade Fire

The world always needs a big, sincere rock band, and for the first (and most artistically successful) portion of their career, Arcade Fire were producing some of the grandest, heart-on-sleevest music yet to make its way to an arena.

2004’s Funeral remains one of the greatest indie debut albums of all time. The material was curious, taking cues from world music but packed with vibrant modernity. The sheer numbers the band boasted burst through the speakers on stompers like “Wake Up” and perfect festival call and response “Rebellion (Lies)”.

Neon Bible and The Suburbs continued the band’s success, the former experimenting more with form on the whispered title track and raucous “Intervention”. The latter took the sound to the mainstream; they achieved their clear destiny of headlining festivals and began to scoop Grammies and the like.

Double album Reflektor laid bare the band’s grand ambition, and if their most recent album - easily their worst - wasn’t a worthy addition to the canon, it’s not for lack of trying. They’ll reinvent and be back bigger - and hopefully better - than ever.