Polaris Music Prize: 2010 Short List

The Polaris Music Prize always piques my interest every year since it's one of the few awards that celebrates music I actually like as opposed to whoever sold the most product.

The list is the usual mix of Canadian indie darlings and artists so obscure that their mothers probably keep wondering when they're going to get a real job.

There are several albums on the list that have gotten heavy rotation on Dynamic Range Radio this past year from artists like Tegan And Sara, The Besnard Lakes, Caribou, and Broken Social Scene, plus there are a few artists I'd never even heard of prior to the short list.

Higher profile bands have very little chance of winning this award, so Broken Social Scene and Tegan And Sara are probably out, while Caribou has already won this prize so the voters may want to spread the love around this time. I'm rooting for the Besnard Lakes but wouldn't be surprised if one of the wildcards walked away with the award.

The Polaris write-up of each artist can be found here. I discover a lot of new music every year by checking out the artists who make the list, so I recommend that you do the same.