Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire: a happy meeting of a couple against tragic events. On a small university evening, Win Butler falls under the charm of Régine Chassagne's jazz-style vocal performances. At lightning, the two artists become inseparable and decide to set up a band. They welcomed Richard Parry to the organ, Tim Kingsbury to the bass, Win's brother Will to the keyboard/percus, Sarah Neufeld to the violin, and Jeremy Gara to the drums. This fine team, along with other stakeholders, formed The Arcade Fire in the summer of 2003. An EP was created in the same year, and the seventh was signed by Merge Records (American Music Club, Trail Of Dead). During the recording of Funeral , the combo from Montreal saw the death of Régine's grandmother, the grandfather of the Butler brothers, and Richard's aunt. Tragedies that left room for bonhomy with the marriage in 2004 of our two lovebirds, Régine and Win. Following the release of this first album affected by these multiple events, which in turn will mark the year 2004 Outre-Atlantique. After buying a former church to transform it into a comfortable studio, the band is preparing its long-awaited second album, entitled Neon Bible, which is scheduled for release in March 2007. The Suburbs , the band's third album, released on August 3, 2010, while the album has already been available on the internet for a few days. The theme, the Banlieues, remains the heart of the album, far from the darker subjects of previous opus. A series of concerts, including a free in front of 10,000 people for the launch of The Suburbs , accompany the release of this 3rd album. Win Butler: Song / Guitar / Piano / Bass Régine Chassagne: Song / Accordion / Battery / Synthesizer / Xylophone / Percussions Richard Parry: Organ / Synthesizer / Piano / Accordion / Xylophone / Percussions / Bass Timothy Kingsbury: Bass / Guitars Will Butler: Synthesizer / Percussions / Xylophone Sarah Neufeld: Violin Jeremy Gara: Battery / Guitar