The alternative rock quintet
Mobile formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 1995. Frontman
Mat Joly, guitarist
Frank Williamson, guitarist Christian Brais, bassist
Dominic Viola, and drummer
Pierre-Marc Hamelin first met in grade school and co-founded their first garage band as teenagers. As the success of acts including
Arcade Fire,
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and
the Dears vaulted Montreal to hotbed status,
Mobile challenged conventional wisdom by relocating to Toronto in 2001, and after two years of club appearances signed to major label Interscope to cut their debut LP, 2006's
Tomorrow Starts Today. ~ Jason Ankeny