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Weekly mixtape: Polaris Prize nominees
By Cora Ballou
With the winner of the Polaris Prize being announced Sept. 20, we decided to present you with a mix of this year’s short- and long-listed candidates. Sit back and enjoy some good ol’ Canadian talent.
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SIDE A: The short list
1. “Forced To Love” – Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record, 2010
2. “Odessa” – Caribou - Swim, 2010
3. “Albatross” – The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, 2010
4. “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt” – Owen Pallett – Heartland, 2010
5. “Le Bon Sens” – Karkwa – Les Chemins De Verre, 2010
6. “The Indie Queens Are Waiting” – Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice, 2009
7. “Another Year Again” – The Sadies - Darker Circles, 2010
8. “Guess What?” – Radio Radio - Belmundo Regal, 2010
9. “A Good Name” – Shad - TSOL, 2010
10. “Don’t Rush” – Tegan & Sara – Sainthood, 2009
SIDE B: Close, but no cigar - Our faves from the long list
1. “Tom Cruz” – Plants & Animals - La La Land, 2010
2. “Your Hands (Together)” – The New Pornographers – Together, 2010
3. “Celestica” – Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II, 2010
4. “There is XXXX (Within My Heart)” – You Say Party – XXXX, 2009
5. “Love Is A Dirty Word” – Jason Collett – Rat a Tat Tat, 2010
6. “Marching Through Your Head” – Zeus – Say Us, 2010
7. “Go On” – Basia Bulat – Heart of My Own, 2010
8. “I’m Going To Stay That Way” – LeE HARVeY OsMOND – A Quiet Evil, 2009
9. “Wind Blows” – Yukon Blonde – Yukon Blonde, 2010
10. “Already Yours” – Bahamas – Pink Strat, 2009
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