The short list for the Polaris Music Prize has been announced! The prize of $20000 is awarded based on the artistic merit of a full-length Canadian album. As the site indicates genre and record sales are not part of the criteria.
Here are the bands who have made the cut:
Stars ~ In Our Bedroom After the War
Plants & Animals ~ Parc Avenue
Black Mountain ~ In the Future
Kathleen Edwards ~ Asking for Flowers
Two Hours Traffic ~ Little Jabs
I don’t envy the judges on this task! I must admit that I was disappointed that The Acorn did not make it through to the top 10. Maybe next time!
Posted by Ming Wu on July 16, 2008 at 6:09 pm
I really want Basia Bulat to win the prize.
Posted by Nikita on July 16, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I hadn’t heard of her until I saw this list, she’s great! So many talented and deserving bands!
Posted by Ming Wu on July 16, 2008 at 10:29 pm
So far I heard Plants and Animals are a shoe in to win the prize.
Parc Avenue is really great and they worked their butts off to make the album and do alot of touring.
Or either Holy F**k or Black Mountain.