Polaris Music Prize

The Year in Pop
DECEMBER 06 2011 • New York Magazine
Polaris Short LIst artists dominate NY Mag's 2011 top 10 list with Austra at #1, Colin Stetson at #2 and Destroyer at #4. read more

Polaris Short List dominates New York Magazine's top picks for 2011
DECEMBER 06 2011 • Toronto Life
"New York" Magazine lauds Austra’s "Feel It Break" as their No. 1 album of the year as Polaris Short List artists dominate NY Mag's top 10 music list for 2011 with Colin Stetson at #2 and Destroyer #4. read more

Considering Fucked Up’s pretentious, excellent, LP in a Parisian-style music salon
NOVEMBER 10 2011 • The AV Club
Last night at The Drake Hotel, Fucked Up received an appropriately salon-style treatment, as part of an ongoing “for your consideration” series mounted by the Polaris Music Prize. The idea is for a Polaris juror (here, Exclaim, Aux, and A.V. Club contributor Sam Sutherland) to champion an album eligible for next year’s oversized cheque. read more

Benjamin Boles on Arcade Fire’s fated Polaris
SEPTEMBER 28 2011 • Now Magazine (Toronto)
The annual Polaris Music Prize has a history of upsets, with lesser-known and sometimes difficult artists often beating out much bigger names. That tradition continued this year in one sense. read more

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