The 2008 Polaris Music Prize Short List
Music, News July 7th, 2008The 2008 Polaris Music Prize Short List
Black Mountain - In The Future
Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
Caribou - Andorra
Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
Holy Fuck - LP
Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
Shad - The Old Prince
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
Very interesting… No New Pornographers, no The Acorn, no Tegan and Sara, no Destroyer, and no Islands. The Bumpershine jury was 50% right, not bad for a first try I guess.
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July 7th, 2008 at 11:52 am
interesting indeed. im pretty thrilled to see black mountain, caribou, and holy fuck on there– though i’m pretty riled on behalf of my acorns.
July 7th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
For this Bumpershine “jurymember” I was just picking things I liked not things I thought would win. *That* list woulda matched exactly.
July 8th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
As coincidence would have it, my “will win” picks (not posted here) were also 100% accurate.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:36 am
I got four out of my top five, surprisingly enough. I’m only pulling for Plants and Animals, though…. nothing else in the field this year really holds my interest.