Polaris Music Prize
From the Paper Bag Records newsletter:
This is the third year of the $20,000 Prize which is awarded to the best full-length Canadian album, judged solely on artistic merit, without regard to genre or record sales. This marks the first year Polaris has made the Long List public. The Long List consists of the top 40 full-length Canadian records released from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008, according to an initial vote by the 185 members of the Polaris Music Prize jury. The jury consists of music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across Canada.
The Polaris Jury will vote on the Long List titles to determine the 10 album Polaris Music Prize Short List. The Short List will be revealed July 7 at the Drake Hotel in Toronto.
Click through to see the list in it’s entirety. My absolutely favorite from this excellent list would have to be The Acorn. What a beautiful example of what incredible music has been coming out of Canada.
About Polaris:
The operation of a not-for-profit organization that annually honours, celebrates and rewards creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music by recognizing, then marketing the albums of the highest artistic integrity, without regard to musical genre, professional affiliation, or sales history, as judged by a panel of selected critics and experts.
