Monday, September 20, 2010

The 2010 Polaris Music Prize Goes To...


... Karkwa for their album, "Les chemins de verre" (2010). The Polaris Music Prize is an award given to the best Canadian album of the year based solely on artistic merit. Karkwa is a French singing indie rock band from Montréal, Québec.



www.karkwa.com


  "Le pyromane"


Available @ iTunes.




MuchMusic & iTunes are offering a free 10 song download from all of the nominated artists. A great way to experience some amazing Canadian talent. Highly recommended.
(Note: You must have a Canadian iTunes account to access download.)

Here's the Polaris Playlist
All songs are taken from the nominated albums.

Besnard Lakes - "And This Is What We Call Prgress"
Broken Social Scene - "Texico Bitches"
Caribou - "Odessa"
Karkwa - "Les chemins de verre" - WINNER
Dan Mangan - "Robots"
Owen Pallett - "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt"
Radio Radio - "Guess What?"
The Sadies - "Another Year Again"
Shad - "Rose Garden"
Tegan & Sara - "Alligator"