Originally written by Mike Diver · 19 June 2008
Hands up if you want Cadence Weapon to win this year's Polaris Prize, essentially the Canadian version of our Mercury? Awww, Rollie... you can't vote for yourself! Well, we don't think you can.
Mr Pemberton's Afterparty Babies, awarded a 9/10 from DiS here, is one of many albums from Canada's finest making up this year's Polaris longlist. Judges now face the task of breaking the below down to a top ten. Good luck, suckers.
Also with fingers crossed, and with DiS's seal of approval on their side: Destroyer (review), Black Mountain (review), Crystal Castles (review), and Silver Mt Zion (review).
Your vote, it doesn't count, but why not pick a winner and post it in the comments section below? The ten-album shortlist (albums are taken from the period June 1 2007 to May 31 2008) will be published on July 7.
That longlist...
The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain Attack In Black - Marriage Black Mountain - In The Future Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow and Blue Buck 65 - Situation Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer Caribou - Andorra City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love Constantines - Kensington Heights Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams Fred Eaglesmith - Tinderbox Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers Christine Fellows - Nevertheless Gatineau - Gatineau Hayden - In Field And Town Veda Hille - This Riot Life HILOTRONS - Happymatic Holy Fuck - LP Islands - Arm’s Way Karkwa - Le volume du vent Corb Lund - Horse Solider! Horse Soldier! The New Pornographers - Challengers Pas Chic Chic - Au Contraire Sandro Perri - Tiny Mirrors Plants And Animals - Parc Avenue Ghislain Poirier - No Ground Under Protest The Hero - Fortress Justin Rutledge - Man Descending Sadies - New Seasons Shad - The Old Prince Socalled - Ghetto Blaster Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War Tegan And Sara - The Con Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour Wintersleep - Welcome To The Night Sky
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