local boys make it big

Following closely on the heels of Montreal's recent success at the International Scrabble Festival (see previous post), a relatively unknown up-and-coming local band is once again giving our fair city something to be proud of: The Arcade Fire are nominated for two Grammys this year. They're up against Beck, Death Cab, Franz Ferdinand and the White Stripes in the "Best Alternative Album" category, and that song they did for Six Feet Under is nominated for "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media".

In case you missed it here a while back, here's the song in question.

Arcade Fire - Cold Wind [2.9 MB mp3]

To be fair, you can also buy the soundtrack or the 7" (with a cover of "Brazil").