Arcade Fire & Mavis Staples

Building a devoted fan base with their interactive live performances and rousing, multi-instrumental, gang-chorus delivery, Canada's Arcade Fire became underground favorites when they debuted in 2004 with the critically acclaimed Baroque pop-meets-indie rock Funeral. Stylistically evolving over the years, the unabashedly earnest group took their initial foray into darker textures and electronic flourishes with 2007's politically charged Neon Bible, the first of a string of chart-topping albums. They hit a commercial peak with 2010's nostalgic, Grammy-winning effort The Suburbs...