The best part about liking Canadian indie rock is that, when you have a question or something and send an email to a band’s site, you’re likely to get a response straight back from the lead singer himself. I have, saved somewhere, an email from Charles Austin regarding my question for a Neusiland EP a few years back. And when I emailed the address on the City Field site — the band mentioned in the last post — to hunt down their EP, I got a reply from the great Matt Murphy himself.

It’s that personal attention to customer service that separates the CanRock stars from those south-of-the-border types. I love Canada.

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09 November | 16:43 | Leah

But do you have Chris Murphy's personal e-mail address? This is what I want.

10 November | 11:12 | James

Thanks for loving Canada, Josh. Canada loves you, too. Signed, Paul Martin, Prime Minister (not really, it's me, James!! Though he might answer if you email him at pm@pm.gc.ca)

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Joshua Benton is the director of the Nieman Digital Journalism Project at Harvard University, among other things. Before that, he was a staff writer and columnist for The Dallas Morning News. (More.)