me too wait a minute
― brimstead, Thursday, 16 July 2020 03:13 (three years ago) link
Voted Backxwash but Lido Pimienta is really good.
― emil.y, Thursday, 16 July 2020 03:28 (three years ago) link
I'm confused. Are 2019 releases eligible?
I assume it goes back to august 2019 or whatever given when the shortlisting happens
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Thursday, 16 July 2020 03:40 (three years ago) link
It’s June to June, I think. The Pantayo album is amazing, produced by Alaska from YT//ST. Lido’s album was co-produced by my bff and bassist and I’m thrilled and proud about how great it is. Obv I’m rooting for Backxwash but objectively as far as I can tell Kaytranada is the best of these
― wet pockets (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 16 July 2020 04:29 (three years ago) link
Also my drummer’s daughter is on the cover of the US Girls album lol Canada
― wet pockets (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 16 July 2020 04:30 (three years ago) link
clearly going to have to check out the Pantayo then!
― imago, Thursday, 16 July 2020 09:44 (three years ago) link
Yeah Pantayo is great. It's different from YT/ST obv but has the same spike to it. Honestly imago I think your fave record of these 10 would be the nêhiyawak, it's so special, it blows my mind that it's a debut, it is so so wild.
@ pomenitul, Klô Pelgag just came out less than a month ago and wasn't eligible.
― wet pockets (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 16 July 2020 11:48 (three years ago) link
I just listened to the Pantayo, it is indeed great! Really good songwriting on top of the unusual rock sonics. Will check out nêhiyawak shortly...
― imago, Thursday, 16 July 2020 11:52 (three years ago) link
nêhiyawak album really picks up a few tracks in - 'secret' is lovely
― imago, Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:45 (three years ago) link
Thanks, fgti, that makes sense. I found it puzzling because almost every shortlisted title came out this year.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:57 (three years ago) link
Yeah this album maintains a really good level right through, ty
Will check out Pelgag soon, she's getting a lot of Weyes Blood comparisons so I was always going to tbh
― imago, Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:59 (three years ago) link
Klô Pelgag seems to have achieved some cross-linguistic success, and her latest album happens to be quite good.
― pomenitul, donderdag 16 juli 2020 2:10 (fifteen hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Picked up on this due to your French Vocalists (?) thread revive, it's really good!
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 16 July 2020 15:40 (three years ago) link
I arranged tracks 4, 5 and 7 :) glad you like it, love that album
― wet pockets (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:36 (three years ago) link
I hear they're gonna rename it the poolaris prize in honor of fgti
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:37 (three years ago) link
:)
― pomenitul, Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:38 (three years ago) link
Haha. Well arranged, OP! :) It's a beautiful 'little' album.
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:44 (three years ago) link
I love 'À l'ombre des cyprès' in particular, so big-up fgti.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link
^^^this was the track when I listened earlier
― imago, Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:52 (three years ago) link
That one and the one prior to it, 'J'aurai les cheveux longs', are the brace of the album for me.
I think it's pretty clear who'll win the Polaris 2021 now :)
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:57 (three years ago) link
Kaytranada
― carin' (map), Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:59 (three years ago) link
the Polaris shortlist release is one of my favorite events of the year because I know I'm always about to be exposed to so much dope music I'm not plugged into yet
going to go into a music hole for the next week to dig into all this
― unashamed and trash (Unctious), Thursday, 16 July 2020 19:02 (three years ago) link
might be fun to poll the longlist next year instead to see how it compares to the jury selection
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Thursday, 16 July 2020 19:08 (three years ago) link
Sampled a few tracks from each album here and there, ended up listening to the Backxwash in its entirety.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 19 July 2020 22:38 (three years ago) link
helps that it's only like 20 mins
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Monday, 20 July 2020 00:37 (three years ago) link
― carin' (map), Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:59 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
psych, i finally listened to bubba and mehhh
― carin' (map), Monday, 20 July 2020 02:10 (three years ago) link
Very pleased to have found Pantayo and Backxwash through here.
― geoffreyess, Friday, 24 July 2020 04:36 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 14 October 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
can't not vote with my heart (lido) even though she already won
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 01:26 (three years ago) link
So grateful Pantayo was included, such an amazing album. I'd put "Kaingin" on any shortlist of my favorite songs at this point.
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 14 October 2020 01:53 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 15 October 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
wow @ Witch Prophet!
this is kind of a Bajka + Radio Citizen + FlyLo '08 fresh punch. i couldn't have asked for more rn, really hitting the spot
― where do all these unsold amps go? (gaudio), Thursday, 15 October 2020 18:09 (three years ago) link
btw if Caribou or US Girls wins this it will be the biggest disgrace in Canada's cultural history
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Thursday, 15 October 2020 18:45 (three years ago) link
nothing worse than artists getting retrospective props for the much better music they used to make, after making really mediocre albums
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Thursday, 15 October 2020 18:46 (three years ago) link
well there's a few things worse but
I love that Caribou album so, so much in the context of his discography! US Girls is the weakest of the last three amazing albums tbh but it's still A+ imo
Objectively I think the "best" album here is... the nêhiyawak album. It's crazy, crazy good, I can't believe this band just shat out "the best album XTC never made" as their first offering.
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 15 October 2020 19:38 (three years ago) link
it is really good yeah, did I say upthread? that and the Pantayo were great discoveries
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Thursday, 15 October 2020 19:39 (three years ago) link
celebration and announcement underway
https://polarismusicprize.ca/
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 00:26 (three years ago) link
Love the Polaris! Great result once more. Proud Canadian!
― everything, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 02:27 (three years ago) link
congrats to the ILX-appointed jury!
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:23 (three years ago) link
There it is :)
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 08:39 (three years ago) link
Can you imagine something even approaching this wild even getting on the Mercury shortlist let alone winning?
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 08:40 (three years ago) link