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Arcade Fire named #1 Canadian band of all time, Father John Misty plays cover song in East Van barn to honour them

Maybe "garage" would be the proper description of the BB Gun Leather workshop/tiny venue/office in East Van, but it really looks like a barn, and "barn rock" is more applicable here than "garage rock".

Maybe "garage" would be the proper description of the BB Gun Leather workshop/tiny venue/office in East Van, but it really looks like a barn, and "barn rock" is more applicable here than "garage rock". And Father John Misty don't play no garages, man!

But sorry, I'll get to the point here. Recently, Father John Misty visited it and performed a wonderful cover of Arcade Fire's song The Suburbs in honour of them being NAMED the #1 Canadian band of all time by CBC Music. Watch the video below. It's arguably better than their version, which might actually boost Father John Misty into the seat of the best Canadian musician of all time, were he not from Maryland.

Here's the interview they did with him, for further insight on how it happened and why it happened.

Check out all 100 of CBC Music's The 100 Best Canadian Bands Ever HERE.