Comments on: Polaris Music Prize MP3 Reviews Part 3

By: Allan

Allan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:48:29 +0000

Thanks Jay. Very interesting.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:44:39 +0000

The shortlist has just been announced:

http://tinyurl.com/nehuev

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:39:54 +0000

As for records I’d like on there. Faunts’ Feel.Love.Thinking.Of should’ve made it.

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:09:59 +0000

As for singles – yes. I’m picky.

Most of my 3 point scores though, say that I’m not put off by most things. Anything lower absolutely doesn’t belong there imo.

As for Rae Spoon, it was better that it was beat down on the head. Just pointing out that I was fooled.

By: ack

ack — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:25:27 +0000

Man.. you aren’t really feeling many of these singles. I’m not sure what artists you want on the list other than The Rest, but Snailhouse’s record is fantastic and he’s tons more than just a guy with an acoustic.

As for Rae Spoon – the bio says, “Rae Spoon was born on the Canadian prairies of the 80’s. In his early twenties he hit the road as one of the world’s only transgender country singers and toured Canada, Europe, Australia and The USA. When the obvious dangers and contradictions of this role caught up to him, he hid in a small town in Germany for a winter. There he was inspired to write an album about his darker experiences of Canada and it’s highways.”

Not sure what else you would want them to say to explain the heart and soul of the record? Plus, if they beat you over the head with it, it would overshadow the record.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:44:42 +0000

sorry to say but happiness project doesn’t deserve 1/10th of a star

they are only on this list because someone at arts and crafts jacks off to them every night or is banging charles spearin

it’s not music
it’s not art
annnd its not crafts

its garbage, and a waste of life, and the album isn’t worth the gas money to go to the store to buy the album