Polaris Prize
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 21. Little Scream – The Golden Record
Honestly, couldn’t remember this one from when I played it during my Short List voting considerations and I didn’t even write any notes about it either. That’s generally not a good sign but returning to it now to write this post, it’s actually not bad. Agree?
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 20. Land of Talk – Cloak and Cipher
There was a special Polaris Salon listening session presented by CHARTattack’s Aaron Brophy about this album back in April. Can’t say it blew me away as I listened to it down there back then. Repeat listens once it made the Long List didn’t sway me from that initial opinion either but maybe some of y’all might feel differently than I did?
Download Land of Talk Hamburg Noon
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 19. Imaginary Cities – Temporary Resident
Honestly, I don’t have much to say about this album. Homegirl’s got a pretty decent voice as I recall. Not a million miles from Adele (I seem to use her as a reference point in this Polaris run-down much more than I was expecting to).
Download Imaginary Cities Say You [MP3]
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 18. Hooded Fang – Hooded Fang – Album
Hooded Fang – Album generated a lot of chatter and support amongst members of the Polaris jury. The album has a real sunny, happy feel to me which I appreciate but it all started to feel the same melody and sound-wise after a while.
A Look at the Polaris Long List: 17. Hey Rosetta – Seeds
I think I said before there were a few albums on the long list that seemed to heavily evoke the sound of Bends/OK Computer-era Radiohead. This was one of them.