Good By Any Metric

As an American, I often find it difficult to talk about popular music, especially when I mention how good Canadian music is. The reply is usually, “Canada? Really?”

Yes, Canada. Really. k-os, Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, The Hidden Cameras, The Dears, Constantines, The Weakerthans, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Stars, Death from Above 1979, Feist, Peaches, Duchess Says, We Are Wolves, Wolf Parade, The Stills, Final Fantasy, The Unicorns, Royal City, Cuff the Duke, Black Mountain, The Luyas, Wax Mannequin, Chad VanGaalen, The Meligrove Band, Jim Guthrie, Veda Hille, Tokyo Police Club, Islands, Frog Eyes and Sunset Rubdown, to be more precise. If you didn’t know, Sum 41 is Canadian as well, if you’re into them.