Today is like Christmas day for those who love Canadian music and especially for those who make it!

Today, The Polaris Music Prize long list of nominates was announced and, as always, it highlights the BEST of Canadian music from the past year.  Please don’t get the Polaris Music Prize confused with awards like The Junos or Grammys.  The prize, which is celebrating its seventh year, is based solely on artistic merit, not genre or record sales.  What that means is that best album of the year really does win. Regardless of the label or the kind of music it highlights.

The Polaris Music Prize awards $30,000 to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year. Past winners have been Arcade Fire, Karkwa, Fucked Up, Patrick Watson, Caribou and Final Fantasy.  

Here’s the list!

A Tribe Called Red – A Tribe Called Red

Marie-Pierre Arthur – Aux alentours

Rich Aucoin – We’re All Dying To Live

Avec pas d’casque – Astronomie

Azari & III – Azari & III

Bahamas – Barchords
barr
The Barr Brothers – The Barr Brothers

Blackie And The Rodeo Kings – Kings And Queens

Cadence Weapon – Hope In Dirt City

Kathryn Calder – Bright And Vivid

Cannon Bros – Firecracker / Cloudglow

Coeur de pirate – Blonde

Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas

Cold Specks – I Predict A Graceful Expulsion

rose_cousins
Rose Cousins – We Have Made A Spark

Mark Davis – Eliminate The Toxins

Drake – Take Care
points_kathleen_edwards
Kathleen Edwards – Voyageur

Feist – Metals

Fucked Up – David Comes To Life

Great Lake Swimmers – New Wild Everywhere

Grimes – Visions

Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital

Japandroids – Celebration Rock

Dan Mangan – Oh Fortune

Mares Of Thrace – The Pilgrimage

Ariane Moffatt – MA

Lindi Ortega – Little Red Boots

Parlovr – Kook Soul

Sandro Perri – Impossible Spaces

Joel Plaskett Emergency – Scrappy Happiness

PS I Love You – Death Dreams

John K. Samson – Provincial

Shooting Guns – Born To Deal In Magic: 1952-1976

The Slakadeliqs – The Other Side of Tomorrow

Patrick Watson – Adventures In Your Own Backyard
Bry-Webb-3---Caitlin-Durlak
Bry Webb – Provider

The Weeknd – Echoes of Silence

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan – YT//ST

Yukon Blonde – Tiger Talk

The long list of nominees have a little bit of time to celebrate.  The list will be culled down to ten on July 17th , with the winner being announced on September 24th!


Mike Morrison

15 Comments

  1. Pingback: Google
  2. At this time it appears like Movable Type is the preferred blogging platform available right now. (from what I’ve read) Is that what you are using on your blog?

  3. It is also the name of the fictional robot dog featured in the fer of the recommended daily intake). The 3 main kinds of omega 3s are alpha linolenic acid (ALA), eiapartments, or you want a luxury apartment located in one of LA most sought areas, you will find lotuce the risk, complexity and cost associated with eCommerce, while empowering business users and delop of statement jewelry. With White, pieces chosen in pretty greens or blues, gold, and even clear jbam has recently reinvented the fisherman’s jacket to become its signature piece. All of these garmelso handled no fewer than 150 times to ensure that they meet the strictest of standards.

Comments are closed.