Polaris nominees announced: Metric, BSS, Wolf Parade and more...

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 13 comments 12:27 July 6th, 2006

The nominees have been announced for the* Polaris Music Prize*, the new Canadian music award we previously reported on here.

The prize is the Canadian equivalent of the UK's Mercury Music Prize, and will be contested by:

Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene

*Cadence Weapon *- Breaking Kayfabe

The Deadly Snakes - Porcella

Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds

Sarah Harmer -_ I'm a Mountain_

*K'naan *- The Dusty Foot Philosopher

Malajube - Trompe L'Oeil

Metric (pictured) - Live It Out

The New Pornographers -_ Twin Cinema_

*Wolf Parade *- Apologies to the Queen Mary

The shortlist is the result of the votes of some 120 judges. The winners - who will be announced at a ceremony at Toronto's Phoenix Theatre on September 18 - will receive $20,000.

Which is nice.

BLATANT ADVERT BIT: Metric's Live it Out is finally released in the UK on Monday (July 10) via DrownedinSoundRecordings.

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all those albums are rubbish

i hate canada.

crablin | 6 Jul '06, 12:29 | X | Reply

and they say "aboot".

and the tops of their heads aren't connected to their bodies.
i don't even like the women there.
WHATever.

guntrip @crablin | 6 Jul '06, 12:41 | X | Reply

amusing.

but the new pornographers lp is a utter classic & it will win.

mugglewump @crablin | 6 Jul '06, 12:43 | X | Reply

I want

final fantasy to win! I love that album.

badgirlswirlgirl @mugglewump | 6 Jul '06, 13:15 | X | Reply

Broken Social Scene

For those BSS fans out there Ive got audio from the band's recent performance on The Late Show with David Letterman - http://www.culturebully.com/archives/774

Culture_Bully | 6 Jul '06, 14:40 | X | Reply

i havent heard most of thoses

but i hope new pornographers win. ac newman is a legend.

BESPECKLEDDAZ | 6 Jul '06, 15:44 | X | Reply

Twin Cinema

all the way.

KayB | 6 Jul '06, 20:11 | X | Reply

Is anyone else thinking:

I've got to get the ones I haven't heard of just down to the company they're keeping?

I want

Cadence Weapon - Breaking Kayfabe
The Deadly Snakes - Porcella
Sarah Harmer - I'm a Mountain
K'naan - The Dusty Foot Philosopher
Malajube - Trompe L'Oeil