Get To Know The Polaris Long List
The list of 40 Canadian albums vying for the coveted
Polaris Music Prize and its $20,000 purse was announced today. The "Long List" and "Short List" are both determined by an independent jury of 190 Canadian music journalists, broadcasters and music bloggers from across Canada who were asked to vote for their top 5 Canadian albums released between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.
Past winners have been Final Fantasy (2006), Patrick Watson (2007) and Caribou (2008).
These 40 albums represent the "Long List" - the "Short List" will be announced July 7, and the winner of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize will be revealed September 21. In the meantime, get to know the nominees below.
Who do you think is missing? Is there a clear frontrunner?
Arkells - Jackson Square
Jill Barber - Chances
Beast - Beast
Bell Orchestre - As Seen Through Windows
Bison B.C. - Quiet Earth
Bruce Peninsula - A Mountain Is A Mouth
Cœur De Pirate - Cœur De Pirate
Leonard Cohen - Live In London
D-Sisive - Let The Children Die
Elephant Stone - The Seven Seas
Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows
F**ked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
Handsome Furs - Face Control
Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs
Japandroids - Post-Nothing
Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care
K'NAAN - Troubadour
K-OS - YES!
La patère rose - La patère rose
Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes
Lhasa - Lhasa
Malajube - Labyrinthes
Metric - Fantasies
One Hundred Dollars - Forest Of Tears
Pink Mountaintops - Outside Love
Joel Plaskett - Three
Snailhouse - Lies On The Prize
Charles Spearin - The Happiness Project
Rae Spoon - superioryouareinferior
The Stills - Oceans Will Rise
Think About Life - Family
Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Women - Women
Woodpigeon - Treasury Library Canada C/W Houndstooth Europa
