Pierre Kwenders’ José Louis And The Paradox Of Love has won the 2022 Polaris Music Prize, which is awarded to the best Canadian album of the year by a jury of journalists and broadcasters.

The Congolese-Canadian musician’s album beat out a shortlist field that included Charlotte Day Wilson’s ALPHA, Destroyer’s LABYRINTHITIS, Hubert Lenoir’s Pictura De Ipse: Musique directe, Kelly McMichael’s Waves, Lisa Leblanc’s Chiac Disco, Ombiigizi’s Sewn Back Together, Ouri’s Frame Of A Fauna, Shad’s TAO, and Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ Life After. The winner is awarded $50,000.

Last year’s Polaris Prize was won by Cadence Weapon.