Polaris & Mercury Prize Short Lists Announced

This past week both the short list for the Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album of the year and the short list for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for best album of the year from the United Kingdom or Ireland were released.
See full lists below.

Polaris Music Prize Nominees Short List

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The Besnard Lakes

"The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night"   

Broken Social Scene

"Forgiveness Rock Record"

Caribou

"Swim"

Karkwa

"Les Chemis De Verre"

Dan Mangan

"Nice, Nice, Very Nice"

Owen Pallett

"Heartland"

Radio Radio

"Belmundo Regal"

The Sadies

"Darker Circles"

Shad

"TSOL"

Tegan And Sara

"Sainthood"

Go to www.polarismusicprize.ca to hear all the nominees.

The winner of the Polaris Music Prize will be announced on September 20, 2010.

 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Nominees Short List

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Biffy Clyro 

"Only Revolutions"

I Am Kloot 

"Sky At Night"

Dizzee Rascal 

"Tongue N' Cheek"

Paul Weller

"Wake Up The Nation"

Corinne Bailey Rae

"The Sea"

The xx

"xx"

Villagers

"Becoming A Jackal"

Kit Downes Trio

"Golden"

Foals

"Total Life Forever"

Laura Marling

"I Speak Because I Can"

Wild Beasts

"Two Dancers"

Mumford & Sons

"Sigh No More"

Go to www.mercuryprize.com to hear all the nominees.

The winner of the Barclaycard Mercury Prize will be announced on September 7, 2010.

All songs are available for download @ iTunes 
or @ amazon.com