If you recall, Fucked Up won the 2009 Polaris Prize for best Canadian album of the year, beating Chad VanGaalen and Malajube, among others, and then gave the $20,000 in prize money to charity. The 2010 Shortlist was just announced. (Canadians seemingly have a predilection for guys named Dan.)
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
Owen Pallett - Heartland
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
Radio Radio - Belmundo Regal
Caribou - Swim
The Sadies - Darker Circles
Karkwa - Les Chemins De Verre
Shad - TSOL
Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice
Tegan And Sara - Sainthood
The winner will be announced in a ceremony on 9/20. The folks at Polaris note that two artists have won previously: Owen Pallet for Final Fantasy's He Poos Clouds in 2006 andDan Snaith for Caribou's Andorra in 2008. More facts at polarismusicprize.ca.
