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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - Montreal’s Arcade Fire lead the pack of Canadian nominees for the Plug Independent Music Awards with six nods, including artist of the year.
The band, which has fast become the pride and joy of Canada’s indie scene, also holds nominations for best live act, best indie album, best packaging, and best album for Neon Bible.
Other Canadians who could take home awards from the New-York based show are Vancouver rockers The New Pornographers for best indie rock album, Montreal's Sunset Rubdown, and Canada’s indie sweetheart, Emily Haines, has a nod for best female artist. Toronto group Fucked Up is nominated for their punk album Year of the Pig LP.
Another Toronto band with an expletive in their name, Holy Fuck, has a nomination for avant album. Caribou's Andorra and Chromeo's Fancy Footwork are nominated in the electronic/dance category while A-Trak (Kanye’s former sidekick) is up in the DJ category.
A group of 350 music lovers created the nomination list for the Plug Awards. Fans can vote online for their favourite independent recording artists.
