It's not just the music journalists who are having a field day with the <a href = 'https://polarismusicprize.ca/article/416/the-2012-polaris-music-prize-long-list-is-here/'>just announced</a> 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List, it's the musical statisticians as well.
Click through for some fast facts about the Polaris Music Prize 2012 Long List and begin your journey into High Fidelity-plus nerddom.
One week. Actually less than that. Six days. June 14.
That's when the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List gets officially announced in Vancouver, BC with the <a href = 'https://polarismusicprize.ca/article/409/dan-mangan-hannah-georgas-veda-hille-to-be-at-polaris-music-prize-long-list-reveal-in-vancouver-on-june-14/'>help</a> of Dan Mangan, Hannah Georgas and Veda Hille. That night will also feature the official launch to arguing about said list with a <a href = 'https://polarismusicprize.ca/article/410/vancouver-long-list-review-happening-june-14-2012/'>Vancouver Polaris Salon</a>. And after that? Dance party.
Meanwhile, those artists who've already proven their worth by hitting past Polaris Lists, the Polaris People, continued to do interesting things this week.
The Polaris Music Prize Long List announcement happening in Vancouver, BC on June 14 is going to have some star power behind it.
Past nominees <strong>Dan Mangan</strong> (2010 Short List for "Nice, Nice, Very Nice") <strong>Hannah Georgas</strong> (2010 Long List for "This is Good") and <strong>Veda Hille </strong>(2008 Long List for "This Riot Life") will be on-hand to help out when Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, unveils the 2012 Polaris Long List at Vancouver's <a href = 'https://www.waldorfhotel.com/'>Waldorf Hotel</a>.
This year's Long List announcement, which can be heard on <a href = 'https://www.siriusxm.ca/'>SiriusXM Channel 152</a> and <a href = 'https://music.cbc.ca/#/radio3/'>CBC Radio3</a>, beginning at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET, is particularly exciting because it marks the first time any major announcement related to the Prize hasn't happened in Toronto, Ontario.
Ce silence que vous entendez? C'est le jury du Prix de musique Polaris qui contemple les albums qui se retrouveront sur les bulletins de vote de la longue liste.
That quiet you hear? That’s the Polaris Music Prize jury in deep contemplation about what albums each and every member will be putting on their Long List ballot.
Yes, as of today, the eligibility window for records to being considered for the 2012 Polaris Prize has closed and now it’s time to start voting and begin the slow march to determine which album will become the 2012 winner.
If you’re looking for intrigues, three former Polaris winners — <strong>Karkwa</strong>, <strong>Fucked Up</strong> and <strong>Patrick Watson </strong>— have albums that are eligible for consideration in 2012 and the opportunity to do something that’s never been done before in Polaris history: win twice.
Meanwhile, our favourite people, the Polaris People, continue to do interesting things this week:
In the history of the Polaris Music Prize their have been six winners and debate about whether or not each of them was deserving still rages to this day.
Next level arguers have even been known to go so far as to tackle which of the winners is the best winner.
This is dangerous territory. So we’ve decided to provide our own answer about who’s the winnerest of the winners. Our method? Scrabble tile valuation.
Behold…
<strong>Final Fantasy</strong> “He Poos Cloudsâ€
Scrabble tile total point value: 41
<strong>Patrick Watson</strong> “Close To Paradiseâ€
Scrabble tile total point value: 44
<strong>Caribou</strong> “Andorraâ€
Scrabble tile total point value: 19
<strong>Fucked Up</strong> “The Chemistry Of Common Lifeâ€
Scrabble tile total point value: 68
<strong>Karkwa </strong>“Les Chemins De Verreâ€
Scrabble tile total point value: 44
<strong>Arcade Fire</strong> “The Suburbsâ€
Scrabble tile total point value: 33
So there you go. Fucked Up is totally the best.
Meanwhile, our favourite people, the Polaris People, were up to all sorts of interesting stuff again this week.
C'est un temps de grand changement. Bientôt, on aura une pile de nouveaux artistes à suivre aussi avidement que ceux de qui l'on parle chaque semaine. Qui seront ces nouveaux artistes, on ne le sait pas encore, mais on a très hâte à la grande annonce.
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