let the debate begin...

Extra! Extra! Canada’s music journalists and broadcasters have spoken and at long last, the inaugural Polaris Music Prize shortlist is upon us... (in alphabetical order)

1. Broken Social Scene / Broken Social Scene (Arts & Crafts/EMI)

2. Cadence Weapon / Breaking Kayfabe (Upper Class/EMI)

3. The Deadly Snakes / Porcella (Paper Bag/Universal)

4. Final Fantasy / He Poos Clouds (Blocks Recording Club/Sonic Unyon)

5. Sarah Harmer / I’m A Mountain (Cold Snap/Universal)

6. K’naan / The Dusty Foot Philosopher (Track & Field/Sony BMG)

7. Malajube / Trompe L’oeil (Dare to Care/Outside)

8. Metric / Live It Out (Last Gang/Universal)

9. The New Pornographers / Twin Cinema (Mint/Outside)

10. Wolf Parade / Apologies to the Queen Mary (Sub Pop/Outside)

I was asked to be a panelist and submitted the same 5 records through the first and second ballots. Three of my choices, Broken Social Scene, Metric and Wolf Parade made the cut (all easy calls), but two didn’t.

I was disappointed the FemBots amazing record the City didn’t make it and was actually kind of surprised that Destroyer’s Rubies fell short too. (perhaps because it was just released in February?). In fact, only one of the 10 records on the list was released after 2005 – Malajube’s Trompe L’oeil.

Speaking of Malajube, it’s really cool to see how diverse the list is and that a few surprises like the above mentioned francophone act, K’naan and Cadence Weapon were named. That quality of the list really speaks to the varied talent Canada has and I can’t wait to see who takes home the cash in the end.

Posted by Geoff M at July 4, 2006 12:29 PM

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