In July the Polaris Prize shortlist was revealed, featuring a great many artists vying for the overall prize of being proclaimed Canada's best album, 2010-11. Now, while you were probably sleeping, the winner has been announced and it's Arcade Fire for The Suburbs. Click here for the DiS review, and have a look below at what it beat to win the prize.

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Braids - Native Speaker | DiS review

Destroyer - Kaputt | DiS review

Galaxie - Tigre Et Diesel

Hey Rosetta! - Seeds

Ron Sexsmith - Long Player Late Bloomer

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Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On | DiS review

The Weeknd - House Of Balloons

Click here to read a summing up of The Suburbs and have a look below at one of the videos from the album.