Polaris Music Prize Nominees 2011-07-07 by DaveyBoy EMERITUS | 12 Comments | The nominees for this year's Polaris Music Prize have been announced. The award which is presented to the best full-length Canadian release - based on artistic merit - has previously been won by the likes of Final Fantasy, Caribou and Fucked Up.
If 2010 is anything to go by, then the winner - which will be presented on September 6 - could come from any of the 10 nominees. Last year's award was won by Karkwa, over more fancied rivals Caribou, Broken Social Scene, Owen Pallett, The Besnard Lakes & Tegan and Sara.
The 2011 nominees are as follows:
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Austra – Feel It Break
Braids – Native Speaker
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Destroyer – Kaputt
Galaxie – Tigre et diesel
Hey Rosetta – Seeds
Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer
Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On
The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
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Arcade Fire should win this.
Wouldn't mind if Colin Stetson, Destroyer or The Weeknd do.
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Pretty much agree with Doubt, even though I think Arcade Fire will win this, but not should
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I've not heard Galaxie, Ron Sexsmith or Timbre Timbre, but Arcade Fire is comfortably the best of the rest.
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Arcade Fire? Who still listens to that band?
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...millions of people?
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Definitely Arcade Fire taking this. Little bit bummed that Fucked Up isn't part of the 10 though.
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Would love to see The Weeknd win it
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Hey Rosetta, my favourite band. "Seeds" is stellar and needs to be heard!
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If The Weeknd won this, I'd be stoked.
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It'd be awesome if Kaputt won, but The Suburbs is almost guaranteed.
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Everyone presuming Arcade Fire to win is sort of why I mentioned what happened last year. I'm not so sure myself... Although the fact AF have yet to win it may also play a part.
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I'd say arcade fire won't win they are more impressed by new/ original bands than good bands who make it.
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