It’s taken me a while to get into the new(est) Tegan & Sara album, but I think I might have finally gotten there. Their past albums were instantly catchy to me, whereas this one took a bit more effort to appreciate. I think that’s a good thing - it means that they’ve done something different, and are evolving.
My favourite song from their new album is the introspective breakup song called ‘Call it Off’. Watch this amazing performance of it on Letterman:
And, if you want it in audio format you can download it here:
The Polaris Music Prize list of nominees has been rounded down to 10 finalists! I don’t know why I get so excited about this Prize but I really love it. I guess it’s like the Oscars, but for Canadian music. In case you didn’t know, the Polaris Music Prize is awarded annually to the best Canadian album, based purely on artistic merit, and not taking into account album sales or radio play. The winner is awarded 20,000 Canadian dollars. This is the third year of the award. The first one went to Final Fantasy’s He Poos Clouds and last year’s prize went to Patrick Watson’s (or as i call him, P-Wat) Close to Paradise. Two great albums if you ask me. This year, the long list, which contained the likes of Tegan & Sara, Born Ruffians, Islands, the New Pornographers, Hayden and the Acorn, has been rounded down to a list of just 10. There is now only one yellow bird artist remaining in the running!
The nominees for outstanding performance in the land of snow and ice are:
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