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Hands up if you want Cadence Weapon to win this year's Polaris Prize, essentially the Canadian version of our Mercury? Awww, Rollie... you can't vote for yourself! Well, we don't think you can.
Mr Pemberton's Afterparty Babies, awarded a 9/10 from DiS here, is one of many albums from Canada's finest making up this year's Polaris longlist. Judges now face the task of breaking the below down to a top ten. Good luck, suckers.
Also with fingers crossed, and with DiS's seal of approval on their side: Destroyer (review), Black Mountain (review), Crystal Castles (review), and Silver Mt Zion (review).
Your vote, it doesn't count, but why not pick a winner and post it in the comments section below? The ten-album shortlist (albums are taken from the period June 1 2007 to May 31 2008) will be published on July 7.
That longlist...
The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain
Attack In Black - Marriage
Black Mountain - In The Future
Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow and Blue
Buck 65 - Situation
Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies
Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
Caribou - Andorra
City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love
Constantines - Kensington Heights
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams
Fred Eaglesmith - Tinderbox
Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
Christine Fellows - Nevertheless
Gatineau - Gatineau
Hayden - In Field And Town
Veda Hille - This Riot Life
HILOTRONS - Happymatic
Holy Fuck - LP
Islands - Arm’s Way
Karkwa - Le volume du vent
Corb Lund - Horse Solider! Horse Soldier!
The New Pornographers - Challengers
Pas Chic Chic - Au Contraire
Sandro Perri - Tiny Mirrors
Plants And Animals - Parc Avenue
Ghislain Poirier - No Ground Under
Protest The Hero - Fortress
Justin Rutledge - Man Descending
Sadies - New Seasons
Shad - The Old Prince
Socalled - Ghetto Blaster
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Tegan And Sara - The Con
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
Wintersleep - Welcome To The Night Sky
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