Arcade Fire tops shortlist for Polaris Prize

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While Arcade Fire was a shoo-in for the shortlist, other Polaris Prize nominees caused quite a stir when they were announced yesterday (July 6) in Toronto, reports Spinner.

The not-for-profit awards show promises to "honor, celebrate and reward creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music," and their shortlist of nominees is certainly diverse.

Along with Montreal indie rockers Arcade Fire – whose new album The Suburbs cleaned up at both the Grammys and Junos – nine other bands and musicians made the list, including new wave band Austra, art rock band Braids, and indie rock band Destroyer.

Newfoundland indie band Hey Rosetta! also made the list for their new album Seeds; folk rockers Timber Timbre earned a spot with their Creep On Creepin’ On; and pop-rock band The Weekend also made the list with House of Balloons.

Rounding out the top ten were solo albums from saxophonist Colin Stetson and singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith. Francophone indie-rockers Galaxie also scored a place on the list for their French-language album Tigre et diesel.

Below is the list of nominees and their albums. Winners will be announced on September 19 at a gala event in Toronto.

1.     Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
2.     Austra – Feel It Break
3.     Braids – Native Speaker
4.     Destroyer – Kaputt
5.     Galaxie – Tigre et diesel
6.     Hey Rosetta! – Seeds
7.     Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer
8.     Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
9.     Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On
10.   The Weekend – House of Balloons