Montreal-based band Arcade Fire threw their support behind presidential hopeful Barack Obama in the lead-up to Tuesday’s hotly-contested U.S. primaries.

The group played two free concerts in Ohio on Sunday and Monday, hoping to sway undecided voters toward the Obama camp.

Sunday’s show took place near Ohio University in an obvious appeal to young voters, who have been crucial to Obama’s campaign so far.

Hillary Clinton’s people hit back by reminding reporters that the band was “Canadian.”

In fact, lead singer Win Butler and his brother Will were born in the U.S. and raised in Texas, while fellow band member Regine Chassagne has dual citizenship.

In his blog, Win Butler explained that his decision to back Obama came after watching Clinton’s victory speech in New Hampshire. He felt she was insincere when addressing the issues of university students, especially that of college loans.

Butler wrote that Obama, who has promised to make college education affordable, “is the first candidate in my lifetime to strip some of this b.s. away and I just hope we don’t blow this chance.”






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