Arcade Fire Nets Six Noms At U.S. Indie Awards

(andPOP) - Montreal band Arcade Fire has received a whopping six nominations for the 2008 Plug Independent Music Awards.

Only French band Battle and Georgia's Of Montreal got more nods in the New York-based awards for independent recording artists around the world.

Arcade Fire is up for artist of the year, best live act, best single for "Keep the Car Running" and best album, indie rock album and album art/packaging for "Neon Bible."

Also nominated in the best album category are Radiohead's "In Rainbows," The National's "Boxer," Of Montreal's "Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?" and Spoon's "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga," among others.

There are 12 nominees in each category.

Canadians had an impressive showing this year, with Vancouver's The New Pornographers ("Challengers") and Montreal's Sunset Rubdown ("Random Spirit Lover") also getting nods for best indie rock album.

Emily Haines of Metric and Broken Social Scene was nominated in the best female artist category, and Toronto's Fucked Up got a best punk album nod for "Year Of The Pig EP."

Other nominated Canadians include Caribou, Chromeo, Holy Fuck and A-Trak.

The Plug awards are voted on by fans, who choose from a nomination list created by a group of 350 music lovers.

Votes can be cast online at www.plugawards.com until Feb. 8, 2008.

The awards ceremony takes place March 6 in New York. Performers and presenters will be announced soon.