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With only nine days until one of the coolest award ceremony’s graces our channel with its awesomeness, Polaris is giving you fine people a sampler of the ten amazingly-rad musicians on the Polaris 2010 Short List! Today we shine the spotlight on Caribou!

Who: Caribou is a musical alias for Daniel Snaith. Snaith, who was born in London, ON and grew up a stone’s throw away in Dundas, ON, is a one man electro-band who often performs with a live band. Starting out his career under the name Manitoba, Snaith later renamed his outfit to Caribou to avoid a lawsuit. In 2007 Caribou won the coveted Polaris Music Prize.

Sounds Like: With a combination of electronic and pop infused music Caribou’s sound can be compared to everyone from Moby to The Smiths.

Didjya Know: Caribou’s Daniel Snaith is not only an award winning musician, but also has his PhD in Mathematics.

Hear now: Check out Caribou’s Odessa and don’t forget to download the amazing Polaris Music Prize Short List sampler from iTunes. Watch the 2010 Polaris Awards live online on Monday September 20 at 8pm ET and on broadcast on Saturday September 25 at 9pm ET.

Tags: Caribous, Polaris Music Prize

Posted on Saturday, September 11th, 2010 at 9:00 am by Allison and is filed under Blog, MuchRadar, Music & Videos, The NewMusic.

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