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Awards
Arcade Fire win Polaris Music Prize
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 20 September 2011
Do you think it bothers Arcade Fire that arguably their weakest album to date is the one winning all the prizes? Probably not. And I suppose a slightly disappointing Arcade Fire album is still a good album in the wider scheme of things. Certainly it was the best album to come of Canada last year. Or at least that’s what the judging panel of the Polaris Music Prize reckon, despite them having The Weeknd’s ‘House Of Balloons’ and Austra’s ‘See It Break’ also on the shortlist to choose from.
Yes, the Fire, as no one has ever previously called them, last night won Canada’s equivalent of the Mercury Prize. I also learned that there is no submission process or entry fee for the Polaris Prize, unlike there is – somewhat controversially in some parts of the grass roots music community – for the Mercury. So those who are offended by the Mercury Prize’s entry process and fee should probably move to Canada. It’s not a cheap option I realise, but if you stick it all on your Barclaycard and then don’t give them your new address, I’m sure they’ll understand.
