The short list of nominees for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, Canada’s most prestigious musical award, has been announced. The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
Cadence Weapon, Hope In Dirt City
Cold Specks, I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
Drake, Take Care
Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur
Feist, Metals
Fucked Up, David Comes To Life
Grimes, Visions
Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital
Japandroids, Celebration Rock
Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, YT//ST
The actual award, which includes a $30,000 cash prize, will be given out Sept. 24 in Toronto and is voted on by a jury of over 200 Canadian writers, radio programmers, and television producers. Previous winners have included Arcade Fire, Karkwa, and Final Fantasy.
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