Hearts on Fire, Michael Barclay
Hearts on Fire, Michael Barclay
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Hearts on Fire
Six Years that Changed Canadian Music 2000-2005

Author: Michael Barclay

Narrator: Michael Barclay

Unabridged: 30 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/28/2022


Synopsis

Hearts on Fire is about the creative explosion in Canadian music of the early 2000s, which captured the world's attention in entirely new ways. The Canadian wave didn't just sweep over one genre or one city, it stretched from coast to coast, affecting large bands and solo performers, rock bands and DJs, and it connected to international scenes by capitalizing on new technology and old-school DIY methods.

Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Feist, Tegan and Sara, Alexisonfire: those were just the tip of the iceberg. This is also the story of hippie chicks, turntablists, poetic punks, absurdist pranksters, queer orchestras, obtuse wordsmiths, electronic psychedelic jazz, power-pop supergroups, sexually bold electro queens, cowboys who used to play speed metal, garage rock evangelists, classically trained solo violinists, and the hip-hop scene that preceded Drake. This is Canada like it had never sounded before. This is the Canada that soundtracked the dawn of a new century.

Featuring more than 100 exclusive interviews and two decades of research, Hearts on Fire is the music book every Canadian music fan will want on their shelf.

About Michael Barclay

Michael Barclay is the author of the 2018 national bestseller The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip. He is also a coauthor of Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-95. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maggie on November 19, 2022

If I had to narrow in on my music taste, it would be NYC and Canadian acts from the early 2000s so I was hyped for this. I was really into some chapters and very uninterested in others. Loved the BSS/Metric/Stars chapter. Genuinely laughed out loud learning about Dan Bejar only acing his classes in......more

Goodreads review by Josee on January 08, 2022

Much like a previous Michael Barclay book I read entitled, The Never-Ending Present, the Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip, this latest release about the Canadian music scene from 2000-2005 provides an incredibly detailed overview of a particular scene in a particular place from a uniquely......more

Goodreads review by James on July 10, 2023

This is a great book, almost academic in its scope. It’s a document of a moment in time and only loses a point reluctantly because a couple of the chapters felt slightly superfluous- but nevertheless, really loved it in general.......more

Goodreads review by Julian on December 17, 2023

One thing you can't fault Barclay for: comprehensiveness. As a longtime Canadian music journalist, he has an unparalleled depth and breadth of knowledge, and any factoid that he doesn't know, he knows where to get it -- from the artists he's covered, from those in the music ecosystem (promoters, rec......more

Goodreads review by J Earl on December 19, 2021

Hearts on Fire: Six Years That Changed Canadian Music 2000-2005, by Michael Barclay, is a book rich in details of this pivotal and entertaining period in Canadian music. I have to admit up front that I found Barclay's voice and writing style less than appealing. If it had been just a little less him......more