Inaugural Polaris Music Prize Long List Revealed Today!
For Immediate Release
Toronto, ON (June 12, 2008) The Polaris Music Prize Long List was revealed today by Steve Jordan, Prize Founder and Executive Director.
This is the third year of the $20,000 Prize which is awarded to the best full-length Canadian album, judged solely on artistic merit, without regard to genre or record sales. This marks the first year Polaris has made the Long List public. The Long List consists of the top 40 full-length Canadian records released from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008, according to an initial vote by the 185 members of the Polaris Music Prize jury. The jury consists of music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across Canada. No music industry personnel with direct financial relationships with artists vote for Polaris.
“Our objective with the Polaris Long List is to expose even more of the essential music that’s being made across the country and hopefully increase anticipation for what is sure to be a thrilling 2008 Short List,” said Jordan.
The Polaris Jury will vote on the Long List titles to determine the 10 album Polaris Music Prize Short List. The Short List will be revealed July 7 at the Drake Hotel in Toronto.
For further information, please contact:
Elana Rabinovitch @ Propaganda Ink (416) 934-0755 – elanar@sympatico.ca
Joanne Setterington @ Indoor Recess (416) 703-5217 - joanne@indoorrecess.com
For Quebec inquiries, please contact:
Élise Casavant @ Beat Market (514) 915-4615 - elise@beatmarket.ca
2008 Polaris Music Prize Long List
(alphabetical)
The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain
Attack In Black - Marriage
Black Mountain - In The Future
Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow and Blue
Buck 65 - Situation
Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies
Cancers Bats - Hail Destroyer
Caribou - Andorra
City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love
Constantines - Kensington Heights
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams
Fred Eaglesmith - Tinderbox
Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
Christine Fellows - Nevertheless
Gatineau - Gatineau
Hayden - In Field And Town
Veda Hille - This Riot Life
Hilotrons - Happymatic
Holy Fuck - LP
Islands - Arm's Way
Karkwa - Le volume du vent
Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
The New Pornographers - Challengers
Pas Chic Chic - Au Contraire
Sandro Perri - Tiny Mirrors
Plants And Animals - Parc Avenue
Ghislain Poirier - No Ground Under
Protest The Hero - Fortress
Justin Rutledge - Man Descending
Sadies - New Seasons
Shad - The Old Prince
Socalled - Ghetto Blaster
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Tegan And Sara - The Con
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band –
13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
Wintersleep - Welcome To The Night Sky
