U.S. Girls at London Oslo. April 2016.(Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever Media
Black Mountain and White Lung are among the nominees for this year’s Polaris Music Prize, which celebrates the best of Canadian music.
The winner receives the accolade and a $50,000 prize at a ceremony on September 19th, with Grimes, Carly Rae Jepsen and U.S Girls also hoping to come out on top.
Black Mountain are nominated for ‘IV‘, while White Lung’s recent ‘Paradise‘ record has made the cut.
“Even in totality its nothing as bourgeois as a statement of intent of course, but whilst ‘Paradise’ is still a vision all of their own, for White Lung it means the days of having something to prove to anyone but themselves is long gone,” our review reads.
Polaris Music Prize 2016 shortlist:
Black Mountain – ‘IV’
Basic Bulat – ‘Good Advice’
Grimes – ‘Art Angels’
Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Emotion’
Kaytranada – ‘99.9%’
Jessy Lanza – ‘Oh No’
PUP – ‘The Dream Is Over’
Andy Shauf – ‘The Party’
U.S. Girls – ‘Half Free’
White Lung – ‘Paradise’