I picked up a copy of Time magazine yesterday because I saw something great on the cover: the Arcade Fire, "Canada's Most Intriguing Rock Band". And not only was there an article on them, there was a whole spread on 'Canadian Indie Music'. Woohoo! It's hard to believe, but I am actually proud of some of the music we're exporting. When I made the comment to a friend last night that at long last "Canada actually has some good music", he replied by pointing out that we've always had Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, the Tragically Hip, the Guess Who, etc. So I had to rephrase it: at long last "Canada actually has some good music (strong emphasis on 'good'), that I like (strong emphasis on 'I').""This is not music made in venom or spite, or in the name of fashion photography. This music is meant to conquer and to comfort. It's meant to be human. There is an essential truth and honesty to Canada's indie music...It is music shaped in large part by our cultural landscape....It cuts with an intensity that other music doesn't possess (or, as far as I can tell, even strive for). This current crop of succesful Canadian indie bands has helped revive music worldwide."
(Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene, Time Magazine, April 4, 2005)
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