Topic: Polaris Music Prize '08 (Read 9451 times)

Scarychips · « **on:** 07 Jul 2008, 15:49 »

Folks, I just got an e-mail announcing the Polaris Music Prize Shortlist of this year. For those of you who don't know what the hell I'm talking about, the Polaris music prize is an award given to the best Canadian album of the past year (June 1 2007 to May 31 2008) regardless of genres, records sales or label. For the first time this year, they announced the Longlist and the Shortlist.

Longlist (in alphabetical order):
The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain
Attack In Black - Marriage
Black Mountain - In The Future
Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow and Blue
Buck 65 - Situation
Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies
Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
Caribou - Andorra
City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love
Constantines - Kensington Heights
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams
Fred Eaglesmith - Tinderbox
Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
Christine Fellows - Nevertheless
Gatineau - Gatineau
Hayden - In Field And Town
Veda Hille - This Riot Life
HILOTRONS - Happymatic
Holy Fuck - LP
Islands - Arm's Way
Karkwa - Le volume du vent
Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
The New Pornographers - Challengers
Pas Chic Chic - Au Contraire
Sandro Perri - Tiny Mirrors
Plants And Animals - Parc Avenue
Ghislain Poirier - No Ground Under
Protest The Hero - Fortress
Justin Rutledge - Man Descending
Sadies - New Seasons
Shad - The Old Prince
Socalled - Ghetto Blaster
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Tegan And Sara - The Con
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band – 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
Wintersleep - Welcome To The Night Sky

And here is the Short List (also in alphabetical order) :

Black Mountain - In the Future
Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
Caribou - Andorra
Kathleen Edwards - Asking for Flowers
Holy Fuck - LP
Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
Shad - The Old Prince
Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour

Thoughts, predictions? Who shoud've been in the Shortlist? Who should've stayed in the Longlist?

michaelicious · « **Reply #1 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 16:23 »

I would have liked to see Born Ruffians and the Acorn on the shortlist, but I hope Plants & Animals or Caribou win the prize.

Johnny C · « **Reply #2 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 16:33 »

I think we coulda narrowed it down to this and the decision would have been much harder.

Quote from: Scarychips on 07 Jul 2008, 15:49

The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain
Black Mountain - In The Future
Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies
Caribou - Andorra
HILOTRONS - Happymatic
Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
Sadies - New Seasons
Socalled - Ghetto Blaster
Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
Wintersleep - Welcome To The Night Sky

It'll either go to Basia Bulat or Plants And Animals.

Tom · « **Reply #3 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 16:45 »

Nothing I like is on the short list 'cept Holy Fuck

michaelicious · « **Reply #4 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 17:46 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 07 Jul 2008, 16:33

I think we coulda narrowed it down to this and the decision would have been much harder.

Quote from: Scarychips on 07 Jul 2008, 15:49
The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain
Black Mountain - In The Future
Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies
Caribou - Andorra
HILOTRONS - Happymatic
Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
Sadies - New Seasons
Socalled - Ghetto Blaster
Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
Wintersleep - Welcome To The Night Sky

It'll either go to Basia Bulat or Plants And Animals.

I can't make myself like that album. The songs sound good live, but the record seems to fall flat for me.

KvP · « **Reply #5 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 18:16 »

I'd pull for Holy Fuck, Two Hours Traffic or Black Mountain. If I had to choose one I'd choose Two Hours Traffic.

It'll probably go to Stars or some shit.

Liz · « **Reply #6 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 18:56 »

I love Wintersleep, so I would have liked to see them win. But I can also back The Weakerthans. Go them!

Caspian · « **Reply #7 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 19:39 »

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Polaris music prize is an award given to the best Canadian album of the past year

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Black Mountain - In the Future
Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
Caribou - Andorra
Kathleen Edwards - Asking for Flowers
Holy Fuck - LP
Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
Shad - The Old Prince
Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour

sean · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 19:52 »

Quote from: Scarychips on 07 Jul 2008, 15:49

Protest The Hero - Fortress

Your list is broken.

Also, I'm kinda sad that Silver Mt. Zion is not on the short list. Am I the only one who thinks that is the album of the year so far?

Caspian · « **Reply #9 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 20:00 »

I hope so.

jeph · « **Reply #10 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 20:34 »

It's good but I don't think it's THAT good.

tania · « **Reply #11 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 20:34 »

there's a few gems on that list but otherwise it's kind of weak again this year.

attack in black? city and colour? seriously?

Johnny C · « **Reply #12 on:** 07 Jul 2008, 23:00 »

My biggest issue is the lack of LADYHAWK and the inclusion of CANCER BATS.

Tom · « **Reply #13 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 00:06 »

Man, Shots is a mad awesome rock album.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #14 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 10:27 »

Reunion Tour! Though there are a lot of excellent albums up there. I was pretty surprised to see Christine Fellows on there. She makes some excellent tunes.

johnny5 · « **Reply #15 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 11:07 »

I think it'll be the Weakerthans, because that album was kind of a comeback album for them, wasn't it? i remember a ton of excitement for it coming out. plus it was generally excellent.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #16 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 11:15 »

I'm not really sure about the comeback album thing, but it was absolutely fantastic.

johnny5 · « **Reply #17 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 11:26 »

I guess not really a comeback, but a lot of people were pretty psyched about it since it'd been like 4 years since their last. i'd go with the Weakerthans anyway.

Plasticity · « **Reply #18 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 11:49 »

I'd say Caribou.

SleeperCylon · « **Reply #19 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 15:06 »

Nothing on that list is particularly exciting.

Given limited options I'd go with Black Mountain.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #20 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 15:38 »

Ladyhawk, Silver Mt. Zion and Wintersleep should have been on the list over Kathleen Edwards, Shad and The Weakerthans [love the band but the new album is kinda weak]. Wintersleep put out the best album on the longlist in my opinion. I guess the best albums on the shortlist are the Holyfuck, Caribou and Black Mountain releases. Stars was pretty decent but far from their best. Can't really guess who's going to win though since these things never go how I expect.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #21 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 17:09 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 08 Jul 2008, 15:38

...and The Weakerthans [love the band but the new album is kinda weak].

LIES.

I took another listen to that Constantines albums, and it's pretty tight. My best guess is the award's going to Stars, The Weakerthans, or Holy Fuck.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #22 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 17:22 »

I remember when the Cancer Bats were a second rate Tiger Army rip-off

HINT THEY STILL ARE

AND TIGER ARMY AREN'T THAT GOOD

michaelicious · « **Reply #23 on:** 08 Jul 2008, 18:09 »

Thankfully, I haven't heard much of either band but they don't really seem all that similar to me.

Cancer Bats

Tiger Army

KharBevNor · « **Reply #24 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 19:37 »

Ok, they're not anymore.

But they're still not very good.

2HourHiatus · « **Reply #25 on:** 21 Jul 2008, 11:05 »

Honestly, I think it would be great if Plants and Animals won. I saw them live a couple months ago, and I've been hooked ever since.

Scarychips · « **Reply #26 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 19:17 »

And the Winner is.....

Caribou's Andorra!

Anything to say about that?

Inlander · « **Reply #27 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 19:29 »

I guess it's a pretty good album.

michaelicious · « **Reply #28 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 19:40 »

Fuckin' hell yeah!

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #29 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 19:57 »

Hmm....I dunno. It's pretty good. One of the better albums on the list I suppose. Not sure about the best though. I'm undecided on whether I think this was a good decision or not.

Harun · « **Reply #30 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 20:07 »

I saw it coming. Caribou are magical creatures, and paying homage to them through song and dance is a guaranteed win in anything.

Inlander · « **Reply #31 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 20:11 »

Also they don't sue when you name your band after them.

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