Joel Plaskett has covered Feist’s “Bittersweet Melodies” for the latest edition of the Polaris Cover Sessions. Performed and filmed at Plaskett’s own New Scotland Yard Studio (Old Man Luedecke, Mo Kenney, Colleen Brown) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Plaskett’s take on the song from Feist’s 2014 Polaris Music Prize-winning album Metals is the fifth in the […]
Arkells have covered Owen Pallett’s “I Am Not Afraid” for the latest edition of the Polaris Cover Sessions. Performed and filmed at Toronto’s Revolution Recording (Rush, Lights, Ghostface Killah w/ BadBadNotGood and more) the Arkells’ take on the song from Pallett’s 2014 Polaris Short-Listed album In Conflict is the fourth in the ongoing series of […]
Savvy record buyers who are looking to purchase albums that were nominated for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List should know they have an opportunity to score a free bonus 10″ vinyl if they buy them from the following stores: Compact Music in Ottawa Fred’s Records in St. John’s Listen Records in Edmonton Milk Crate […]
The third installment of AUX TV‘s Polaris Cover Sessions has officially been unveiled with 2013 Short-Listed act Whitehorse covering the New Pornographers’ “Bones Of An Idol.” The song from the Pornos’ 2006 Short-Listed album Twin Cinema was recorded by Great Lake Swimmers at Toronto’s Revolution Recording Studios. A version of the song will be made […]
The second of AUX TV‘s Polaris Cover Sessions has officially been unveiled with 2009 Short-Listed act Great Lake Swimmers covering Sarah Harmer’s “I’m A Mountain.” The title-track from Harmer’s 2006 Short-Listed album was recorded by Great Lake Swimmers at Toronto’s Revolution Recording Studios. A version of the song will be made available for purchase as […]
The first of AUX TV‘s Polaris Cover Sessions has officially been unveiled with Sarah Harmer covering Caribou’s “Odessa.” The track from Caribou’s 2010 Polaris Short-Listed album Swim was recorded by Harmer at Toronto’s Revolution Recording Studios. A version of the song will be made available for purchase as a seven-inch single for Record Store Day […]
Sarah Harmer, Whitehorse and Great Lake Swimmers are the first three artists announced to participate in Polaris Music Prize’s new project, Polaris Cover Sessions. The idea for the Cover Sessions is to send past Polaris Short List nominees into Revolution Recording Studios (the best room Rush’s Neil Peart has ever recorded in), and get […]
