Here it is, the 2009 Polaris Prize Long List in all of its glory: 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 Coeur De Pirate – Coeur De Pirate Leonard Cohen…
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2009 Polaris Prize Details Announced
2009 Polaris Music Prize It’s time to start thinking about your favorite Canadian independent album of the year again folks. Check out the details for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize below: The Long List (40 titles) – June 15 The Short List (10 titles) – July 7 The Gala (winner announced) – September 21 Recordings…
The 2008 Polaris Prize Goes To…
Caribou – Andorra Congratulations to Dan Snaith and his band Caribou (formerly Manitoba) on winning the 2008 Polaris Prize. I guess the bumpershine pundits had it wrong when they picked Plants and Animals as the winner and Caribou as the tenth runner-up*. * Well, since I never did a second round of voting, all those…
The 2008 Polaris Music Prize Short List
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 –…
Prognosticating The Polaris Prize Short List
The Unofficial Bumpershine Polaris Prize Jury (see the full 38 member list below) So, the official Polaris Prize Short List will be announced on Monday, July 7 and the other day I decided it would be fun if I asked some musicians, bloggers and industry types to pick their own Short Lists for an upcoming…
Polaris Long List Announced
The Polaris Music Prize long list has been announced, and for the most part, I think it looks pretty good. Personally, I would say not including Jason Collet‘s record, Kevin Drew‘s BSS record, and Octoberman‘s Run From Safety, are all big oversights, but off the top of my head I can’t think of anything else…