Polaris Prize Shortlist announced

The 10 artists to make the Polaris Prize Shortlist were revealed today at The Drake Hotel in Toronto, the list reads as follows:

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Austra - Feel It Break
Braids - Native Speaker
Destroyer - Kaputt
Galaxie – Tigre et Diesel
Hey Rosetta! – Seeds
Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On
The Weeknd - House Of Balloons

The big winner already seems to be Colin Stetson, who appears on three of the shortlisted records (his own, Arcade Fire’s and Timber Timbre’s). The list also marks the first time a record that hasn’t had a physical release (The Weeknd) has been shortlisted.

The shortlist was selected by a jury of 213 music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers who selected their top 5 picks from the longlist. Eleven of these jury members will be selected to sit on the Grand Jury to select the winner at the Polaris Gala which happens at Toronto’s Masonic Temple on 19 September. The show will feature live performances by this year’s shortlist nominees and will be webcast live on MuchMusic.com