Polaris Prize 2008 Longlist Announced

A $20,000 Prize will be awarded to the best full-length Canadian album released from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008, judged solely on artistic merit, without regard to genre or record sales. The list was selected by the 185 members of the Polaris Music Prize jury, which consists of music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across Canada. No music industry personnel with direct financial relationships with artists vote for Polaris.

Now they’ve got to whittle it down to just ten…. wow, thats a job.

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