2009 Polaris Music Prize
Fucked Up at the 2009 Polaris Music Prize gala
Metric's Emily Haines at the 2009 Polaris Music Prize gala
The 2009 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2009 in Toronto[1] at the Masonic Temple and broadcast live online for the first time in its short history. The award's eligibility period for 2009 covered albums released between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.[2]
Initial coverage of the award's shortlist noted that six of the ten finalists were repeat nominees.[3]K'naan, Malajube and Metric were all finalists in the 2006 shortlist, while Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen and Patrick Watson were all part of the 2007 award, which Watson won. It was the first time in the award's four-year history that any artist was named to the shortlist for a second time.
Contents
1 Winner
2 Shortlist
3 Longlist
4 Sponsors
5 Media
6 Jury
7 References
8 External links
Winner
Toronto hardcore punk band Fucked Up won with their second album, The Chemistry of Common Life, which despite being controversial, received a great deal of acclaim when it was released in October 2008.[4]
Shortlist
The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 7, 2009.[1][5]
Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life
Elliott Brood, Mountain Meadows
Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels
Hey Rosetta!, Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)
K'naan, Troubadour
Malajube, Labyrinthes
Metric, Fantasies
Joel Plaskett, Three
Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane
Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms
Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life
Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 15, 2009.[6]
Arkells, Jackson Square
Jill Barber, Chances
Beast, Beast
Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through Windows
Bison B.C., Quiet Earth
Bruce Peninsula, A Mountain is a Mouth
Cœur de pirate, Cœur de pirate
Leonard Cohen, Live in London
D-Sisive, Let the Children Die
Elephant Stone, The Seven Seas
- Elliott Brood, Mountain Meadows
- Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life
- Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels
Handsome Furs, Face Control
Tim Hecker, An Imaginary Country
- Hey Rosetta!, Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)
Japandroids, Post-Nothing
Junior Boys, Begone Dull Care
- K'naan, Troubadour
k-os, Yes!
La Patère Rose, La patère rose
Land of Talk, Some Are Lakes
Lhasa, Lhasa
- Malajube, Labyrinthes
- Metric, Fantasies
One Hundred Dollars, Forest of Tears
Pink Mountaintops, Outside Love
- Joel Plaskett, Three
Snailhouse, Lies on the Prize
Charles Spearin, The Happiness Project
Rae Spoon, superioryouareinferior
The Stills, Oceans Will Rise
Think About Life, Family
Timber Timbre, Timber Timbre
- Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane
Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
- Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms
Wolf Parade, At Mount Zoomer
Women, Women
Woodpigeon, Treasury Library Canada
Sponsors
Sirius Satellite Radio, which had been a supporting sponsor and broadcaster of the awards since their inception, became a primary presenting sponsor of the awards in 2009.[1]
Media
In addition to being broadcast live on CBC Radio 3, the 2009 ceremony was also webcast on MuchMusic's website, as well as produced for later broadcast on MuchMusic.[5]
Jury
The Polaris Music Prize blog began announcing the 2009 jurors one by one in late June 2009. Announced jurors included Corus Entertainment radio programmer Alan Cross, music blogger Bryan Acker (Herohill) and newspaper music critics Sue Carter Flinn (The Coast), Peter Hemminger (FFWD), Serge Paradis (Ici), Stuart Derdeyn (Vancouver Province) and Brendan Murphy (Hour).
References
^ abc "Polaris Music Prize announces Sirius Satellite Radio Canada as presenting sponsor, and Long List, Short List and gala dates for 2009". CNW Group, May 25, 2009.
^ "Polaris Music Prize Update" Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine.. chartattack.com, May 25, 2009.
^ Guy Dixon, "Six repeat nominees on Polaris short list". The Globe and Mail, July 7, 2009.
^ Ron Nurwisah, "F***** Up wins the 2009 Polaris Music Prize". National Post, September 22, 2009. Accessed 2009-09-22. Archived 2009-09-26.
^ ab "Ladies and Gentleman, the 2009 Short List" (Press release). Polaris Music Prize. 2009-07-07. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist"[permanent dead link], June 15, 2009.
External links
- Polaris Music Prize
- Polaris Full CDs, 2009 - Hear all 10 Nominated Albums in full
