The best Canadian band EVER is set to grace all of you with their presence, and don't even try to argue that The Arcade Fire are a better Canadian band. Please, they're part Canadien français -- they barely count. Besides, The New Pornographers could kick The Arcade Fire's ass in a bar brawl any day! Have you seen Danny Bejar? He seems like one tough mo-fo. And that Neko? She looks like she could throw a punch or two.

The band doesn't have any new releases to sling -- the last couple releases include Challengers (TMT Review) and Christmas EP (The Spirit of Giving) -- but there's a 90% chance there will be plenty of references to Journey, specifically Steve Perry's awesomeness, and Rush. Need another reason? They have an amazing catalog of pop songs to pull from, and Carl Newman and Neko's witty in-between-songs banter trumps almost all other bands. Did I mention the amazing dancey pop songs?

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[Thanks Timbo!]