the end of the decade was notable for a surprising number of ambitious indie rock albums. the canadian indie rock scene has been the focus of national and international attention in many publications, such as "spin", "the new york times magazine", "rolling stone", "under the radar", as well the canadian edition of "time" magazine. it can be difficult for an indie group to break through in canada as there is no nationwide rock station. on the other hand, although rock bands may get some exposure from outlets such as muchmusic and cbc radio 3, bands must largely rely on building an audience city by city, as each commercial radio station makes its playlist decisions independently. similarly, it is more difficult to "travel" nationwide as well due to the vast size, creating regional communities that revolve around major music scenes in cities such as winnipeg, vancouver, toronto, montreal or halifax, each with a handful of offshoot suburban town scenes that produce the next wave of fresh bands. most notable is arcade fire, who have won numerous awards, including the 2011 grammy for album of the year, the 2011 juno award for album of the year, and the 2011 brit award for best international album for their third studio album, "the suburbs".