Topic: The Polaris Music Prize 2010 AKA again with those canadian fucks? (Read 16352 times)

Scarychips · « **on:** 17 Jun 2010, 13:47 »

So, Polaris Music Prize is on again. For those who do not know what is this, it's a Canadian music prize given to any Canadian artist who's put out an album between June 1st 2009 and May 31th 2010. It is "solely" based on artistic merit and not sales, genres or whatever. Past winners include Final Fantasy's He Poos Clouds in 2006 (<3), Patrick Watson's Closer to Paradise in 2007, Caribou's Andorra in 2008. Last year's winners were Fucked Up with The Chemistry of Common Life.
The titles that are in bold are part of the shortlist.

-Apollo Ghosts - Mount Benson
-Bahamas - Pink Strat
-The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
-Blue Rodeo - The Things We Left Behind
-Brasstronaut - Mt. Chimaera
-Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
-Basia Bulat - Heart Of My Own
-By Divine Right - Mutant Message
-Caribou - Swim
-Jason Collett - Rat A Tat Tat
-Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II)
-Amelia Curran - Hunter, Hunter
-Fred Fortin - Plastrer La Lune
-Frog Eyes - Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph
-Hannah Georgas - This Is Good
-Ghostkeeper - Ghostkeeper
-Holy Fuck - Latin
-Karkwa - Les Chemins De Verre
-LeE HARVeY OsMOND - A Quiet Evil
-Greg MacPherson - Mr. Invitation
-Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice-Misteur Valaire - Golden Bombay
-The New Pornographers - Together
-Owen Pallett - Heartland
-Plants And Animals - La La Land
-Radio Radio - Belmundo Regal
-Justin Rutledge - The Early Widows
-The Sadies - Darker Circles
-Shad - TSOL
-Elizabeth Shepherd - Heavy Falls The Night
-The Slew - 100%
-Meaghan Smith - The Cricket’s Orchestra
-South Rakkas Crew - The Stimulus Package
-Tegan And Sara - Sainthood
-The Wooden Sky - If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone
-Hawksley Workman - Meat
-You Say Party! We Say Die! - XXXX
-Young Galaxy - Invisible Republic
-Yukon Blonde - Yukon Blonde
-Zeus - Say Us

Happy? Angry? Creaming your pants? Missing some things? Discuss!

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 13:56 »

that's a good list.

KvP · « **Reply #2 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 14:20 »

Stars barely missed it, so it's going to go to the next whitest band on the list. Here's the shortlist:

BSS
Jason Collett (will be eliminated)
Crystal Castles (an ironic choice given their unapologetic and blatant ripoffin')
The New Pornographers
Owen Pallett
Tegan and Sara

I predict the final winner will be Owen Pallett, though they might shy away from giving him a twofer.

Johnny C · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 15:29 »

booooooooooring

Dimmukane · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 15:49 »

Quote from: Scarychips on 17 Jun 2010, 13:47

-Brasstronaut - Mt. Chimaera
-Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
-Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II)
-Holy Fuck - Latin
-The New Pornographers - Together

These are the only ones I've listened to. Of those, I would like Holy Fuck to win. The one I believe has the best shot is probably Brasstronaut. Seeing as I'm not Canuckian and don't really have much of a say in this anyway, I am probably way off.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 16:24 »

I didn't realise Crystal Castles were Canadian.

The Kharlaris prize for Canadian music rotates between Piledriver, Front Line Assembly, Anvil and The Tear Garden depending on what drugs I am currently under the influence of.

Tom · « **Reply #6 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 16:48 »

The Besnard Lakes are the best on that list.

Melodic · « **Reply #7 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 17:44 »

Fuck any list without Breaking Hearts on it.

scarred · « **Reply #8 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 18:58 »

It'll probably be Broken Social Scene or Owen Pallett. Good to see Brasstronaut on the list though, they aren't given enough attention.

squawk · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 19:19 »

That's the shortlist? I like every album on that shortlist but fuck that's a terrible shortlist.

KvP · « **Reply #10 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 19:38 »

Negative bro, that's the long list. Shortlist comes in a few weeks.

squawk · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 21:02 »

STOP CALLING ME BRO

scarred · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 21:11 »

calm down bro

Johnny C · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 21:14 »

Quote from: Melodic on 17 Jun 2010, 17:44

Fuck any list without Breaking Hearts on it.

didn't get released within the timeframe but sweet of you to say

David_Dovey · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 22:41 »

My money's on Pallett (this is not an endorsement of Owen Pallett's music)

JD · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 22:42 »

Quote from: squawk on 17 Jun 2010, 21:02

STOP CALLING ME BRO

alright dawg

KvP · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 Jun 2010, 23:55 »

Quote from: squawk on 17 Jun 2010, 21:02

STOP CALLING ME BRO

You're the boss, hoss.

squawk · « **Reply #17 on:** 18 Jun 2010, 01:56 »

i don't even know what that is :[

Johnny C · « **Reply #18 on:** 18 Jun 2010, 08:20 »

wait no that rah rah record was released before june 1! so was library voice. ah well they didn't nominate portico last year.

Melodic · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 Jun 2010, 18:55 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 17 Jun 2010, 21:14

Quote from: Melodic on 17 Jun 2010, 17:44
Fuck any list without Breaking Hearts on it.

didn't get released within the timeframe but sweet of you to say

It's a pretty dang good album, considering it came from

Regina.

valley_parade · « **Reply #20 on:** 19 Jun 2010, 09:32 »

That Shad album is pretty much the best thing I've heard in a long time.

He talks about rapping about naps! And Sergei Fedorov! Actually he did not specify the Fedorov, so maybe it was Fedor Fedorov.

Patrick · « **Reply #21 on:** 25 Jun 2010, 17:42 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 19 Jun 2010, 09:32

That Shad album is pretty much the best thing I've heard in a long time.

He talks about rapping about naps! And Sergei Fedorov! Actually he did not specify the Fedorov, so maybe it was Fedor Fedorov.

I don't know or care all I know is Shad is a motherfucking pimp

And I am in agreement with people's love for that Besnard Lakes album, I wish "Albatross" were a stuffed animal so I could cuddle with it all day

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #22 on:** 26 Jun 2010, 23:42 »

Yeah, the Shad album's definitely the best thing on there.

pat101 · « **Reply #23 on:** 28 Jun 2010, 13:50 »

frog eyes not on the shortlist? fuck it then.

Scarychips · « **Reply #24 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 11:29 »

Shortlisted records:
The Besnard Lakes -- ...Are the Roaring Night

Broken Social Scene -- Forgiveness Rock Record

Caribou -- Swim

Karkwa -- Les Chemins de Verre

Dan Mangan -- Nice, Nice, Very Nice

Owen Pallett -- Heartland

Radio Radio- Bemundo Regal

The Sadies -- Darker Circles

Shad -- TSOL

Teagan & Sara -- Sainthood

valley_parade · « **Reply #25 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 11:36 »

If Shad does not win this, I will consider the contest rigged.

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #26 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 12:02 »

Seeing as the folk choice was given to Dan Mangan rather than The Wooden Sky I conclude that this is a useless contest.

KvP · « **Reply #27 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 16:37 »

In terms of records I actually like... I guess Caribou's the only good choice? I guess Shad's pretty good too.

But it's either going to be BSS, T+S or Final Fantasy.

Scarychips · « **Reply #28 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 17:35 »

I sure hope it's not gonna be BSS or T+S. I didn't really like Forgiveness Rock Record and I don't really care about T+S. Owen Pallett would be nice because I love that record, but it would be kind of shitty for others if he won again. I would love it if Radio Radio won. It's one of the most interesting hip-hop records I've heard.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #29 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 18:35 »

It's gonna be Owen Pallet, I'd think/ Or that's my instinct anyway.

Inlander · « **Reply #30 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 19:29 »

Seriously, that boring Broken Social Scene-by-numbers album made the shortlist?

Canada, have you lost your mojo?

Scarychips · « **Reply #31 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 19:32 »

The "But it's Broken Social Scene!" thought sure went through a lot of those jurors minds. The more I think about it, the more disappointed I am with that choice.

JD · « **Reply #32 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 19:37 »

If it's not Karkwa or Shad I will be disappointed

scarred · « **Reply #33 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 21:53 »

tegan and sara made the shortlist? i liked that album but it was by no means extraordinary

JD · « **Reply #34 on:** 06 Jul 2010, 23:06 »

Radio Radio just feels really gimmicky.

Scarychips · « **Reply #35 on:** 07 Jul 2010, 12:05 »

Bullshit to that, man.

Johnny C · « **Reply #36 on:** 07 Jul 2010, 13:12 »

do any of you fucks even listen to the sadies

Johnny C · « **Reply #37 on:** 07 Jul 2010, 13:17 »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z70NNjYIuts

Johnny C · « **Reply #38 on:** 07 Jul 2010, 13:18 »

you scrubs

JD · « **Reply #39 on:** 07 Jul 2010, 16:43 »

Quote from: Scarychips on 07 Jul 2010, 12:05

Bullshit to that, man.

Karkwa is bettterrrrrr

Scarychips · « **Reply #40 on:** 20 Sep 2010, 20:59 »

Well, Zombiedude, you will be happy to hear that the winner of the 2010 Polaris Music Prize is....

Les Chemins de Verre by Karkwa

JD · « **Reply #41 on:** 20 Sep 2010, 21:06 »

Yesssssssssssss

valley_parade · « **Reply #42 on:** 21 Sep 2010, 15:07 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 06 Jul 2010, 11:36

If Shad does not win this, I will consider the contest rigged.

Vuk · « **Reply #43 on:** 21 Sep 2010, 15:54 »

Agree with the latter statement. And that Tegan & Sara record sucked balls.

scarred · « **Reply #44 on:** 21 Sep 2010, 16:44 »

you suck balls

JD · « **Reply #45 on:** 21 Sep 2010, 16:59 »

It didn't suck, but it certainly didn't belong on the shortlist.

scarred · « **Reply #46 on:** 21 Sep 2010, 17:44 »

Quote from: scarred on 06 Jul 2010, 21:53

tegan and sara made the shortlist? i liked that album but it was by no means extraordinary

Vuk · « **Reply #47 on:** 21 Sep 2010, 23:52 »

It would have been hard for them to top The Con, no matter what they put out, but I honestly did not enjoy any of the songs on that album. And this is coming for someone who enjoys their other material.

McTaggart · « **Reply #48 on:** 23 Sep 2010, 07:07 »

I like Sainthood much more than The Con. I like So Jealous more than The Con too though, so maybe I'm broken.

Vuk · « **Reply #49 on:** 25 Sep 2010, 12:09 »

So Jealous is great. "I Bet It Stung" might be my favourite Tegan & Sara song.

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