Hearts on Fire

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Canadian music had never been cool before the year 2000. Hearts on Fire covers the era when Canadian music came into its own and became a force on the international stage, and when the world began to look to Canada to discover innovative new artists across genres. For the first time, the international profile of Canadian music was not just the domain of a few superstars, but rested on the shoulders of dozens upon dozens of acts, regardless of musical style or measures of success.
Discover artists from across the nation: Quebec (Arcade Fire, Sam Roberts, Kid Koala), Ontario (Metric, k-Os, Peaches, Alexisonfire, Sarah Harmer), Alberta (Feist, Tegan and Sara), B.C. (New Pornographers, Swollen Members, Hot Hot Heat), Nova Scotia (Joel Plaskett, Buck 65)
Barclay’s The Never Ending Present spent four months on both the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star bestseller lists, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and was shortlisted for both the Speaker’s Book Award and Heritage Toronto Book Award.

Audience

Fans of Michael Barclay and his previous books, especially Never Ending Present
Fans of Canadiana
Regular listeners to Indie88 and other regional alternative music radio stations
Younger audience, 25-40 indie music fans