2014 Polaris Music Prize Short List Announced

July 15, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Things were whittled down to the final ten today for the Short List of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.

Arcade Fire – Reflektor
Basia Bulat – Tall Tall Shadow
Mac DeMarco – Salad Days
Drake – Nothing Was The Same
Jessy Lanza – Pull My Hair Back
Owen Pallett – In Conflict
Shad – Flying Colours
Tanya Tagaq – Animism
Timber Timbre – Hot Dreams
YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN – UZU

Wow. Lots of repeat nominees! Seven out of ten by my count. (Arcade Fire, Basia Bulat, Drake, Owen Pallet, Shad, Timber Timbre, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan). Does this mean anything? I’m sure the Polaris Juror forum is going to blow up with this debate any second.

The Polaris Gala will be held on Monday, September 22^nd at The Carlu. The live webcast of the event will be presented by Aux.tv.

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