polaris prize shortlist 2020

I've only heard the Caribou because I'm old even though I never really liked his stuff all that much, except maybe for his Manitoba material.

I don't think I'm musically acquainted with any of the other names, U.S. Girls notwithstanding. Am I missing out?

Also: not even a token francophone act this year.

E.g. Klô Pelgag seems to have achieved some cross-linguistic success, and her latest album happens to be quite good.

Instant vote for Backxwash. Not only is it amazing but both members of Black Dresses have finally (albeit via features and production work) made the shortlist.

https://backxwash.bandcamp.com/album/god-has-nothing-to-do-with-this-leave-him-out-of-it

I'll have to find a new favorite since Men I Trust didn't make the cut.

that was a surprise yeah

I LOVE the Men I Trust album

I'm confused. Are 2019 releases eligible?

me too wait a minute

Voted Backxwash but Lido Pimienta is really good.

I'm confused. Are 2019 releases eligible?

I assume it goes back to august 2019 or whatever given when the shortlisting happens

It’s June to June, I think. The Pantayo album is amazing, produced by Alaska from YT//ST. Lido’s album was co-produced by my bff and bassist and I’m thrilled and proud about how great it is. Obv I’m rooting for Backxwash but objectively as far as I can tell Kaytranada is the best of these

Also my drummer’s daughter is on the cover of the US Girls album lol Canada

clearly going to have to check out the Pantayo then!

Yeah Pantayo is great. It's different from YT/ST obv but has the same spike to it. Honestly imago I think your fave record of these 10 would be the nêhiyawak, it's so special, it blows my mind that it's a debut, it is so so wild.

@ pomenitul, Klô Pelgag just came out less than a month ago and wasn't eligible.

I just listened to the Pantayo, it is indeed great! Really good songwriting on top of the unusual rock sonics. Will check out nêhiyawak shortly...

nêhiyawak album really picks up a few tracks in - 'secret' is lovely

Thanks, fgti, that makes sense. I found it puzzling because almost every shortlisted title came out this year.

Yeah this album maintains a really good level right through, ty

Will check out Pelgag soon, she's getting a lot of Weyes Blood comparisons so I was always going to tbh

Klô Pelgag seems to have achieved some cross-linguistic success, and her latest album happens to be quite good.

― pomenitul, donderdag 16 juli 2020 2:10 (fifteen hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Picked up on this due to your French Vocalists (?) thread revive, it's really good!

I arranged tracks 4, 5 and 7 :) glad you like it, love that album

I hear they're gonna rename it the poolaris prize in honor of fgti

:)

Haha. Well arranged, OP! :) It's a beautiful 'little' album.

I love 'À l'ombre des cyprès' in particular, so big-up fgti.

^^^this was the track when I listened earlier

That one and the one prior to it, 'J'aurai les cheveux longs', are the brace of the album for me.

I think it's pretty clear who'll win the Polaris 2021 now :)

Kaytranada

the Polaris shortlist release is one of my favorite events of the year because I know I'm always about to be exposed to so much dope music I'm not plugged into yet

going to go into a music hole for the next week to dig into all this

might be fun to poll the longlist next year instead to see how it compares to the jury selection

Sampled a few tracks from each album here and there, ended up listening to the Backxwash in its entirety.

helps that it's only like 20 mins

Kaytranada

― carin' (map), Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:59 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink

psych, i finally listened to bubba and mehhh

Very pleased to have found Pantayo and Backxwash through here.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

can't not vote with my heart (lido) even though she already won

So grateful Pantayo was included, such an amazing album. I'd put "Kaingin" on any shortlist of my favorite songs at this point.

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

wow @ Witch Prophet!

this is kind of a Bajka + Radio Citizen + FlyLo '08 fresh punch. i couldn't have asked for more rn, really hitting the spot

btw if Caribou or US Girls wins this it will be the biggest disgrace in Canada's cultural history

nothing worse than artists getting retrospective props for the much better music they used to make, after making really mediocre albums

well there's a few things worse but

I love that Caribou album so, so much in the context of his discography! US Girls is the weakest of the last three amazing albums tbh but it's still A+ imo

Objectively I think the "best" album here is... the nêhiyawak album. It's crazy, crazy good, I can't believe this band just shat out "the best album XTC never made" as their first offering.

it is really good yeah, did I say upthread? that and the Pantayo were great discoveries

celebration and announcement underway

https://polarismusicprize.ca/

Love the Polaris! Great result once more. Proud Canadian!

congrats to the ILX-appointed jury!

There it is :)

Can you imagine something even approaching this wild even getting on the Mercury shortlist let alone winning?