Polaris short list released

Wed 7th Jul, 2010 in International News

The list of ten albums nominated for the Polaris Music Prize – Canada’s version of the England’s Mercury Prize or the Australian Music Prize – has been released.

Overlooking efforts by Holy Fuck, The New Pornographers, Crystal Castles and the half Canadian/ half Australian line of The Slew, the judges have whittled the long list of forty albums down to a list of ten albums vying for the $20 000 prize..

The Polaris Music Prize short list:

The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night

Owen Pallett – Heartland

Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record

Radio Radio – Belmundo Regal

Caribou- Swim

The Sadies – -Darker Circles_

Karkwa – Les Chemins De Verre

Shad – TSOL

Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice

Tegan and Sara – Sainthood