The Polaris Music Prize—an annual award for Canada’s greatest album of the 12 months—has introduced its preliminary lengthy checklist of eligible nominees right now. Alvvays, Feist, U.S. Women, Andy Shauf, Badge Époque Ensemble, and extra all have albums on this 12 months’s first spherical of potential nominees. See the complete checklist of nominees beneath.
A bunch of writers, programmers, and broadcasters determines the nominees; this 12 months’s pool collected votes from 205 individuals, who thought-about 221 albums in all. The quick checklist of ten finalists is coming July 13, with winners introduced in mid-September. The winner receives a $50,000 prize with the consideration. Pierre Kwenders gained the 2022 Polaris Music Prize for his album José Louis and the Paradox of Love.
Polaris Music Prize Lengthy Listing 2023:
ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT – Darling The Daybreak
Alvvays – Blue Rev
Aquakultre – Do not Journey
Aysanabee – Watin
Badge Époque Ensemble – Clouds Of Pleasure
Begonia – Powder Blue
Bibi Membership – Le soleil et la mer
BIG|BRAVE – nature morte
Philippe Brach – Les gens qu’on aime
Mariel Buckley – In all places I Used To Be
Daniel Caesar – By no means Sufficient
Chiiild – Higher Luck In The Subsequent Life
Feist – Multitudes
Debby Friday – Good Luck
Gayance – Mascarade
Ghostkeeper – Multidimensional Tradition
House Entrance – Video games of Energy
JayWood – Slingshot
Khotin – Launch Spirit
Thierry Larose – Dash!
Murray Lightburn – As soon as Upon A Time In Montreal
Isabella Lovestory – Amor Hardcore
Dan Mangan – Being Someplace
N NAO – L’eau et les rêves
Tami Neilson – Kingmaker
Eliza Niemi – Staying Mellow Blows
Nico Paulo – Nico Paulo
Planet Giza – Prepared When You Are
poolblood – mole
Jessie Reyez – Yessie
The Sadies – Colder Streams
Jairus Sharif – Water & Instruments
Andy Shauf – Norm
Dylan Sinclair – No Longer In The Suburbs
Snotty Nostril Rez Youngsters – I am Good, HBU?
Alexandra Stréliski – Néo-Romance
U.S. Women – Bless This Mess
Witch Prophet – Gateway Expertise
Yoo Doo Proper – A Murmur, Boundless to the East
Zoon – Bekka Ma’iingan
