Title: Arcade Fire – Funeral
Year/Genre: 2004, Indie Rock
Condition: New (gatefold)

Cultural Facts:

1. Written and recorded during a period when several band members lost close family members, which inspired the album’s title and themes.

2. Released on Merge Records, it helped spotlight the early-2000s Montreal indie scene alongside bands like The Dears and Wolf Parade.

3. The group’s multi-instrumental live shows—switching between accordions, violins, and percussion—turned them into a word-of-mouth phenomenon in small clubs before larger stages followed.

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