In case you missed it, the short list for the 2011 Polaris Prize was announced yesterday.
Awarded by music critics based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, the winner of the Polaris Prize receives $30,000. New this year, the nine non-winning artists whose albums make the short list receive $2,000.
The short list is as follows:
* Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
* Austra, Feel It Break
* Braids, Native Speaker
* Destroyer, Kaputt
* Galaxie, Tigre et Diesel
* Hey Rosetta!, Seeds
* Ron Sexsmith, Long Player, Late Bloomer
* Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
* Timber Timbre, Creep On Creepin' On
* The Weeknd, House of Balloons
Click here to ch-check out the longlist of contenders which were narrowed down to these ten.
Did your favourite make the cut?