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Wolf Parade

Over the past year, Montreal has become "the most influential scene in American music," with many of its bands becoming critics' darlings. One such band is Wolf Parade. Their success can initially be credited to Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock, who has taken the band under his wing: producing their album, Apologies to the Queen Mary, having them open tours for Modest Mouse and getting them signed. The album - released on top-notch indie label Sub Pop - is a stunning, dense, lo-fi success, with buried warbling vocals and sounds coming from every direction possible. Wolf Parade is often compared to their Montreal neighbors, and regular touring mates, The Arcade Fire. Wolf Parade, though, has built their own reputation through outstanding praise, such as the Canadian edition of Time magazine, which declared it one of "Canada's Most Anticipated Indie Albums of the Year." —JB