Polaris Prize short list 2018

YT//ST robbed as usual

I always find out about one or two great albums via this list, and this year the Pierre Kwenders is jumping out at me. I already liked the Caesar album but I had no idea he's canadian

the Jeremy Dutcher record is sounding really cool so far as well. I think this is one of their best shortlists.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1569187-jeremy-dutcher-breathes-new-life-into-century-old-wolastoq-recordings

partner

The Kwenders and Caesar albums were two of my favourites last year. My (very mild) stanning for the Kwenders never got any traction here so I'm glad to know someone is discovering him. Definitely need to check out a few others here (Partner, apparently!), and imago what is YT//ST?

Yamantaka//Sonic Titan

Merci

Only heard Partner, but that was one of my favourite albums last year.

I know there are some Alvvays skeptics about but ultimately I landed on Antisocialites being a step up from the debut -- better paced and more muscular.

Man, U.S. Girls are my favourite band, so,

Yeah, this is US Girls by a considerable number of miles.

I guess I need to listen to US Girls!

(I actually haven’t heard ANY of these records)

JF, thats a huge recommendation for the US Girls, considering you are how I'd heard of the Kwenders!

That Pierre Kwenders album is quite enjoyable, but yeah.

I really hope Partner get to perform at the ceremony. "Everybody Knows" in advance of legalization would be fun.

Josee's dad must be proud.

Partner > US Girls.

I went to relisten to the Partner album because I couldn't remember it tbh...then I saw the cover and all my memories of it came right back. Blech. I'm not just ambivalent about it. I remember viscerally aggressively disliking it.

i love the alvvays album, and the us girls one rules as well

I can't imagine not loving "Play the Field" tbh

Yeah, this is the kind of post-Weezer cash-in crunch rock that I hated in the 90s and still do 20+ years later.

Why do I like Charly Bliss and not these goobers? Charly Bliss isn't one long audible *wink*.

They strike me as very earnest! If goofy.

They're basically Nerf Herder but more LGBTQ positive.

TERF Hurter

lol

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Partner topped my ballot, but I have since been all-in for Hubert Lenoir. That album is incredible.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

So Dutcher won. Interesting. (An interesting choice and an interesting album): https://polarismusicprize.ca/blog/jeremy-dutcher-has-won-the-2018-polaris-music-prize-for-the-album-wolastoqiyik-lintuwakonawa/

I have never successfully predicted the winner.

I used to have a good nose for what would win, and called the winner almost every year 2008-2013 once the shortlist came out. But I didn’t call Tanya or Buffy or Lido or Jeremy at all, tho I’m thrilled they won. I do wonder how amazing US Girls need to be to win, sometimes

As soon as they bring some trad. indigenous musical elements.

I used to have a good nose for what would win, and called the winner almost every year 2008-2013 once the shortlist came out.

I'm guessing 2010 was not one of those years, unless you actually managed to guess Karkwa would win.

No, I thought it would be Caribou that year. I love the Karkwa album a lot but Swim is just *cough* era-defining or something

tbh i thought it was a big letdown after andorra

I know I know you've said this many times

Despite my own involvement on Our Love I thought it was a letdown after Swim and was surprised (and pleased) at its positive reception

New track by Pierre Kwenders, "Douk Saga":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH6d196i-qw