Dan Boeckner performs on guitar and vocals for the Canadian indie pop group Wolf Parade. The band formed in 2003 in Montreal to fill a gig supporting Arcade Fire. After signing with the Sub Pop label they released their full-length debut Apologies to the Queen Mary in Fall 2005. The album was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize. Boeckner is also involved in the Montreal-based side-project Handsome Furs, a guitars and drum machine duo with Alexei Perry.