Karkwa, a Montreal-based quintet that sings in French, beat out Broken Social Scene, Caribou, Owen Pallett, Shad, Tegan & Sara, The Besnard Lakes, and others for the Polaris Music Prize last night. Their second fourth LP, Les Chemins De Verre (The Glass Paths) won the $20,000 prize (announced by last year’s winners Fucked Up, who donated the money to charity). A lot of the shortlist nominees were there to perform at the ceremony last night, including Tegan & Sara, who did “The Ocean” with Pallett (also a previous winner) on violin. Watch:
And here are the winners, Karkwa, performing at the ceremony:
[Tegan & Sara & Owen pic via @TeganAndSara.]
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Fourth album :
2003: Le pensionnat des établis
2005: Les tremblements s’immobilisent
2008: Le volume du vent
2010: Les chemins de verre
You are right, it’s fixed
Tegan and Sara should have won.
Besnard Lakes should have won.
Of course I think Owen should have got it but I haven’t heard karkwa. Will check ‘em out.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN BLACK WIZARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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FULL ALBUM