 | Funeral by Arcade Fire
Buy new: £8.78 / Used from: £1.99 You probably know about this but if you haven't bought it already, do so right now! Amazing, expansive orchesteral indie music. One of my favourite albums ever.
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 | Arcade Fire EP by Arcade Fire
Buy new: £7.28 / Used from: £5.95 Check out this remastered early EP from the Montreal crew as well.
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 | YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE by Broken Social Scene
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.20 Another of my favourite albums ever, this time for its astonishing variety, ranging from sweet, stripped-down pop songs to blasts of tuneful noise to shimmering post-rock instrumentals. Amazing.
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 | Bee Hives by Broken Social Scene
Buy new: £9.68 / Used from: £5.47 A collection of their b-sides. Not as pant-wettingly brilliant as 'You Forgot...', but worth buying for Leslie Feist's stripped-down take on 'Lover's Spit' and the amazing 'Backyards'.
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 | Set Yourself on Fire by Stars
Stars are the finest of the Broken Social Scene offshoot bands, featuring bassist Evan Cranley. This is their brilliant third album, truly indie-pop at its best.
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 | Old World Underground Where Are You Now by Metric
Buy used from: £6.95 This cool electro-pop band features Emily Haines, who provided the haunting vocals on 'You Forgot...''s 'Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl'.
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 | Folkloric Feel by Apostle Of Hustle
Buy used from: £7.47 Another offshoot of the 'Scene, featuring BSS guitarist Andrew Whiteman.
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 | Logic Will Break Your Heart by Stills
Buy new: £8.88 / Used from: £1.40 More Montreal indie. This album has some great tunes, most noticeably the singles 'Lola Stars And Stripes', 'Still In Love Song' and 'Changes Are No Good'.
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 | You're a Woman I'm A Machine by Death From Above 1979
Buy used from: £6.54 Drum 'n' bass - literally. An ultra-minimalistic gem that crafts classic riffs with only the bass and drums. Hang your head in shame, Jack White.
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 | Electric Version by New Pornographers
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.18 Canda's first supergroup with an incredible knack for writing great pop tunes. Features much-loved singer-songwriter Neko Case.
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 | Twin Cinema by New Pornographers
Buy new: £9.79 / Used from: £4.83 The New Pornos' latest album which, given their output so far, shouldn't disappoint. Free and legal mp3s can be found at their generous label site, www.matadorrecords.com.
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 | The Slow Wonder by A.C. Newman
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £4.22 Fantastic solo album from the New Pornographers' frontman. One of the best albums of 2004 and a must for fans of upbeat, quirky pop. Recorded with a Canadian government grant.
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 | No Cities Left by Dears
Buy new: £10.79 / Used from: £2.39 Montreal just keeps on delivering! This is The Dears' wonderful second album, showcasing singer Murray Lightburns' Morrisey-esque vocals.
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 | Make Up the Breakdown by Hot Hot Heat
Buy new: £8.78 / Used from: £4.99 Probably the most famous of Canada's indie bands because of NME's brief declaration that they were the 'Canadian Strokes'. They're not, but this is undeniably good jerky pop.
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 | Elevator by Hot Hot Heat
Buy new: £8.78 / Used from: £1.95 Their latest album. Patchy but great in places, most notably 'Running Out Of Time' and 'Goodnight Goodnight'.
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 | Shine a Light by Constantines
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £3.48 I've only heard third track 'Nighttime/Anytime', but if the rest of the album is like it, it should definitely be worth buying.
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 | Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You Black Emperor
Buy new: £10.08 / Used from: £8.99 Much-lauded post-rock band from Montreal. They create vast soundscapes and their albums are filled with beautiful instrumental music.
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 | F# A# Oo by Godspeed You Black Emperor
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £6.79 Their second album, which I'd also recommend. GY!BE, like Broken Social Scene, have lots of side-projects, most notably A Silver Mt. Zion.
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 | The Best Of Me by Bryan Adams
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.89 With all this amazing indie music, we can forgive Canada for this. Almost.
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