The shortlist for the 2023 Polaris Prize has been revealed, with Alvvays and Feist among the many nominees.
The distinguished Canadian music prize, price $50,000 (£38,000) will likely be awarded to the winner at a September 19 ceremony at Toronto’s Massey Corridor. Earlier winners embrace Kaytranada, Caribou and Fucked Up.
Others on the 2023 shortlist embrace Daniel Caesar, The Sadies, Begonia and Debby Friday. The 2022 prize was received by Pierre Kwenders for his album ‘José Louis And The Paradox Of Love’.
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Alvvays – ‘Blue Rev’
Aysanabee – ‘Watin’
Begonia – ‘Powder Blue’
Dan Mangan – ‘Being Someplace’
Daniel Caesar – ‘By no means Sufficient’
Debby Friday – ‘Good Luck’
Feist – ‘Multitudes’
Gayance – ‘Masquerade’
The Sadies – ‘Colder Streams’
Snotty Nostril Rez Youngsters – ‘I’m Good, HBU?’
2022’s Polaris Prize longlist included Arcade Hearth and The Weeknd, and was then wittled all the way down to a shortlist together with Destroyer, Charlotte Day Wilson and extra.
Alvvays launched their Polaris-nominated third album ‘Blue Rev’ late final 12 months. In a four-star assessment, NME stated: “‘Blue Rev’ is 14 songs of what Alvvays achieve this very properly: layers of jangly guitars hit all the suitable notes and are backed up by the band’s metronomic rhythm part, that includes new members – drummer Sheridan Riley and bassist Abbey Blackwell – for this album. ‘After The Earthquake’ is a tasty, melodic indie-pop gem, with one other spotlight, ‘Pomeranian Spinster’, a scuzzy punk gem.
“The writing and recording of ‘Blue Rev’ was disrupted and delayed when Rankin’s demos had been burgled from her home and the band’s gear almost flooded inside two days, however – as has grow to be the norm with this band – endurance proved a advantage and ‘Blue Rev’ stands as an ode to persevering with to evolve regardless of obstacles, slowly honing and tweaking your craft, and retaining on transferring. It’s one other complete delight from the Canadians.”
