Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list

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Arcade Fire, Feist and Julie Doiron are among the finalists for one of Canada's top music awards.
The 10 finalists for the second annual Polaris Music Prize, which honours the year's best full-length Canadian album, were unveiled on Tuesday.
They are:
  • Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
  • The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
  • The Dears, Gang of Losers
  • Julie Doiron, Woke Myself Up
  • Feist, The Reminder
  • Junior Boys, So This Is Goodbye
  • Miracle Fortress, Five Roses
  • Joel Plaskett Emergency, Ashtray Rock
  • Chad VanGaalen, Skelliconnection
  • Patrick Watson, Close To Paradise
The prize, worth $20,000, is inspired by the U.K.'s famed Mercury Prize. Full Story
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