Always an interesting time in Canadian music when the highly-debated Polaris Prize whittles down it’s nominees. This morning at the Drake Hotel, the short list was revealed. Here are the top ten “artistic merit”-based albums vying for top spot:
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
-Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
Zaki Ibrahim
-Every Opposite
Metric
-Synthetica
Metz
-Metz
Purity Ring
-Shrines
Colin Stetson
-New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
Tegan and Sara
-Heartthrob
A Tribe Called Red
-Nation II Nation
Whitehorse
-The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss
Young Galaxy
-Ultramarine
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