The 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.
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.
For this Bumpershine “jurymember” I was just picking things I liked not things I thought would win. *That* list woulda matched exactly.
As coincidence would have it, my “will win” picks (not posted here) were also 100% accurate.
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.