2007 Polaris Music Prize

The 2007 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 24, 2007 in Toronto.[1]

The winning album was Patrick Watson's Close to Paradise.[1]

According to CBC News, "finalists were drawn from submissions by more than 170 music journalists, reviewers and broadcasters across Canada."[2]

Contents

Nominees

The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 10.[3][4]

Album

2007 Polaris Music Prize
Compilation album by various artists
Released 2007
Genre Pop
various artists chronology
2006 Polaris Music Prize
(2006)		 2007 Polaris Music Prize
(2007)

As in 2006, a compilation album was released to promote the nominees. The album did not, however, include a track by Arcade Fire—although media initially reported that the Polaris committee had snubbed the band by excluding them, the committee and the band issued a joint press release confirming that the band chose not to have a track included on the album as they prefer not to participate in compilation albums.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Devastation" (The Besnard Lakes)
  2. "Hate Then Love" (The Dears)
  3. "No More" (Julie Doiron)
  4. "Sealion" (Feist)
  5. "In the Morning" (Junior Boys)
  6. "Have You Seen in Your Dreams" (Miracle Fortress)
  7. "Fashionable People" (Joel Plaskett Emergency)
  8. "Sing Me 2 Sleep" (Chad VanGaalen)
  9. "Drifters" (Patrick Watson)

References

  1. ^ a b "Watson wins Polaris Music Prize". Montreal Gazette. September 25, 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5uPdmVOhU. Retrieved 2010-11-21. 
  2. ^ "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". CBC News. July 10, 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/07/10/polaris-shortlist.html?ref=rss. Retrieved 2007-07-10. 
  3. ^ "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20071011225300/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/07/10/4328574-cp.html. Retrieved 2007-07-11. 
  4. ^ Love, Noah (2007-07-10). "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Chart. http://www.chartattack.com/news/43988/arcade-fire-feist-and-the-dears-among-polaris-nominees. Retrieved 2008-11-20. 
  5. ^ "Joint Statement by Arcade Fire and the Polaris Music Prize". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20080228221026/http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/bband/content/polaris/home/Polaris_Arcade_Firejoint_statement.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-09. 
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