Polaris Shortlist Reminds Us That Canadian Music Prizes Seem More Adorable, Relevant
The shortlist of nominees for Canada's Polaris Prize was rolled out yesterday; the winner gets a $20,000 check (Canadian, which is like $2.5 million here now, right?), , while bloggers get something to write about during the dog days of July. The nominees—other than the Weakerthans' Reunion Tour, which includes "Civil Twilight" (above)—and as many representative YouTube clips as I could find are below the cut. More »








