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Malajube Eyes Polaris Prize, Short U.S. Tour

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Malajube is quickly assuming the throne of MontrĂ©alian band of note. (Sorry, Arcade Fire, that's what you get for disappearing for two and a half years.) Their stellar third album Labyrinthes has just earned the band their second nomination for the Polaris Music Prize (the only french-language album on the shortlist, to boot), and is being prepped for worldwide release on July 21 via Dare to Care Records....  read more

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Short List of Canada's Polaris Music Prize Nominees Revealed

Not too long ago, we revealed to you the prestigious Long List of nominees for this year's Polaris Music Prize, Canada's top nod to indie musicians. And Tuesday, the even-more-prestigious, whittled-down Short List was revealed. ...  read more

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Leonard Cohen, Wolf Parade, Junior Boys, Many More Make Polaris Music Prize Long List

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For four years now, the Polaris Music Prize has been honoring the best of Canadian indie music. It has similarly sought to honor one of the truest definitions of "indie music" out there: "creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music...without regard to musical genre, professional affiliation or sales history."...  read more

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