Air date: June 20, 2010.
Disclaimer: no hard feelings are intended by my jackassery, for serious. Congratulations to all the nominees. The Polaris Prize is a good thing. Criticism is a good thing. Consensus is boring, but not a bad thing.
Who's not on the longlist that should be?
1. South Rakkas Crew - Rise (Titles Riddim)
2. The Body - Empty Hearth
3. Secret Boyfriend - Claire
4. Chuck Blazevic - Bleakwave
5. the dregs of the CFRC new arrivals: a collage
6. Black Feelings - Lost Rings, Pt. 2
7. The Wicked Awesomes! - Streaming Intelligence
8. Mark Sultan - Don't Look Back
9. Nadja - Pea
10. CFCF - Half Dreaming
11. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)
I don't think you should be so apologetic. There are serious problems with large prizes like the Polaris, and, as you said on your show, this prize in particular has (to some extent) failed in its mission to showcase and support lesser known bands, most of which occupy more obscure genres such as noise, punk, jazz and improv, etc.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I really enjoyed the releases by The Wooden Sky, the Sadies, and Caribou, but I don't think any of them will win.
YSP! WSD! on the list? Pfft.
Who should have been nominated? I need to think about that some more...
I think Shad should and will win, given that there hasn't been a hip-hop win yet, and that TSOL is amazing.
ReplyDeleteShortlist was announced today:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2010shortlist/
Lucas, I think/hope you're right.
That said, I am totally rooting for the Sadies now.