Polaris Music Prize

Hey Rosetta! Talk Polaris 2011 Short List Nomination

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) July 8, 2011 1:51 pm
It was a mild but not unpleasant surprise when it was announced that St. John's, Nfld.'s Hey Rosetta! were one of the 10 2011 Polaris Music Prize short list finalists thanks to their latest album, Seeds.After all, most people figured the Polaris boat was already full of its share of epic indie rock with the ubiquitous Arcade Fire getting a...
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I Read The News Today... For July 7, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 7, 2011 3:39 pm
M83 — also known as Anthony Gonzalez — is touring North America this fall in support of his upcoming new album. The LP is still untitled and doesn't have a release date, but you can see him in Mexican, American and Canadian cities from Oct. 15 to Nov. 22, playing songs from it. Turns out even singer/songwriter Veda Hille's two-year-old son is...
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Who Is Colin Stetson?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 7, 2011 12:55 pm
Some of you out there may be baffled by the inclusion of a certain fellow by the name of "Colin Stetson" whose New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges album made the Polaris Music Prize short list yesterday. (We're looking at you, Stereogum, since you guys posted a story dubbed "Polaris 2011 Shortlist: Arcade Fire, 9 Other Bands" yesterday. Colin...
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Polaris 2011 Short List Revealed

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 6, 2011 1:10 pm
The moment Canadian music fans wait for every summer has arrived: Thirty names have been cut from year's Polaris Music Prize long list to make a short list of 10 albums. This year's short list was revealed at Toronto's Drake Hotel this afternoon by CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence and Fucked Up frontman Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham. A jury of over 200...
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CHARTattack Office Pool! Guessing The 2011 Polaris Short List

Submitted by Aaron Brophy on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 9:57am
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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 6, 2011 9:57 am
Today is the day the 2011 Polaris Music Prize Short List gets announced and everyone is getting in on the prognosticating about who's gonna make the top 10.We like a good guessing game as much as the next guy, especially when it involves such intrigues as "Will the Frenchies block vote?" "Who are the gays getting behind?" and, knowing a number of...
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Polaris Music Prize 2011 Long List Revealed

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 16, 2011 12:22 pm
Polaris Music Prize season has officially begun.The long list of 40 albums was revealed this afternoon, and it contains repeat names like Arcade Fire, Black Mountain, Hey Rosetta!, Malajube and Timber Timbre. It's also got some newcomers like The Weeknd.The list was created after the Polaris Music Prize jury of over 200 Canadian journalists,...
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Forty Albums That Probably Won't Make The 2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List

Submitted by Aaron Brophy on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 2:34pm
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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) June 15, 2011 2:34 pm
On Thursday, June 16, the much-anticipated 2011 Polaris Music Prize long list will be announced. Albums put out last year by Arcade Fire, Destroyer, Timber Timbre, Austra, PS I Love You and 35 other Canadian bands will make this special list, which will then get cut down to a top 10, which then gets voted on at a fancy arts gala in September where...
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I Read The News Today... For June 7, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 7, 2011 4:24 pm
The Jimmy Swift Band have broken up. But don't cry! Vocalist Craig Mercer and keyboardist Aaron Collier are still making music as Scientists Of Sound and are touring in support of their new Wealth & Hellness album. M83's next album is going to be a double LP. It's going to be about dreams. Makes sense, since I fall asleep while listening to...
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Awful Things People Said About 2010 Polaris Short Listed Records

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 21, 2010 3:18 pm
The 10 artists who appeared on this year's Polaris Music Prize short list have rightly been described as "critical darlings."Indeed, since the award is determined by about 200 Canadian music critics, bloggers and broadcasters, it's kind of hard to find a bad word written about the 10 discs. But just like every family has that one extremely...
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Polaris Short Listers Happier With Appreciation From Fans, Friends

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 21, 2010 3:11 pm
While the Polaris Music Prize might be an award determined by a panel of Canadian music journalists, bloggers and broadcasters, nearly every short-listed artist says the biggest compliments about their albums had come from their friends and fans. The Besnard Lakes' Olga Goreas and Richard White say they were happiest when someone told them they'd...
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Karkwa Win 2010 Polaris Music Prize

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 20, 2010 10:23 pm
Karkwa's Les Chemins De Verre won the Polaris Music Prize at a gala event held at the Concert Hall in Toronto's Masonic Temple tonight, making the band the first francophone act to win the award.Karkwa were on hand to receive the $20,000 prize, which was handed out by Fucked Up, who won last year's Polaris Music Prize for their The Chemistry Of...
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Ultimate Polaris Battle

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 19, 2010 11:00 pm
So, this is the big day — or night, evening or whatever else you want to call it. Some lucky Canadian musician or group is going to be $20,000 richer thanks to winning the Polaris Music Prize. So, if you had to pick one album from the list of 10 short listers to take the award, who'd it be?  Which album should win the Polaris Music Prize?...
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The Besnard Lakes' The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night

Polaris Battle: Dan Mangan Vs. Tegan And Sara

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 16, 2010 11:00 pm
The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out on Monday.Over the last few days, we've put two short listed albums against each other each day, and you've now had the chance to vote on all 10 discs. On Monday, we'll run an all-encompassing poll featuring all 10 short listed discs, giving you the option to pick the one you think should win.Today's...
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Tegan And Sara's Sainthood

Polaris Battle: Radio Radio Vs. Shad

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 15, 2010 11:00 pm
The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out on Monday.That, of course, means the next week is going to be filled with tons of speculation about who'll win this year, who actually deserves to win, who should have been short listed but wasn't and, afterwards, debate about whether the winning album truly merited the award.Over the next week, we'...
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Official CHARTattack 2010 Polaris Music Prize Betting Line

Submitted by Aaron Brophy on Wed, 09/15/2010 - 3:03pm
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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) September 15, 2010 3:03 pm
The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be awarded in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 20 when a bunch of this nation's music critics will get together papal conclave-style in an old Masonic temple to drink beer and decide what the best Canadian album of the year was.While last year's winner seemed relatively easy to predict — Fucked Up were the lone rawk act,...
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Polaris Battle: Caribou Vs. Owen Pallett

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 14, 2010 11:00 pm
The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out on Monday.That, of course, means the next week is going to be filled with tons of speculation about who'll win this year, who actually deserves to win, who should have been short listed but wasn't and, afterwards, debate about whether the winning album truly merited the award.Over the next week, we'...
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Owen Pallett's Heartland

Polaris Battle: The Besnard Lakes Vs. Karkwa

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 13, 2010 11:00 pm
The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out on Monday. That, of course, means the next week is going to be filled with tons of speculation about who'll win this year, who actually deserves to win, who should have been short listed but wasn't and, afterwards, debate about whether the winning album truly merited the award. Over the next week,...
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The Besnard Lakes' The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night

Polaris Battle: Broken Social Scene Vs. The Sadies

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 12, 2010 11:00 pm
The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out next Monday.That, of course, means the next week is going to be filled with tons of speculation about who'll win this year, who actually deserves to win, who should have been short listed but wasn't and, afterwards, debate about whether the winning album truly merited the award.Over the next...
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The Sadies' Darker Circles
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