这一年来自加拿大蒙特利尔最火红的名字无疑是Grimes、现年二十三岁的女性唱作人Claire Boucher之化身；人们完全忽略了和Grimes同样发迹自蒙特利尔Arbutus的四人乐队TOPS。在正式进军4AD以前，Grimes和TOPS、Blue Hawaii皆是Arbutus旗下出色、也充满异色的音乐代表；尤其是TOPS，其梦幻、复古乃至80电影Murph & The Magic Tones的音乐质感，和奥斯汀女子双人组Boy Friend简直有异曲同工之妙。 TOPS is a Montreal based four-piece. Having played in multiple groups in Montreal, they are a band entrenched in the local community.