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Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Discuss Controversial Polaris Win
submitted by Nick Jan 15th 2014 11:00 pm (stereogum.com)
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Last September, shadowy post-rock collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor unexpectedly won Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize for their great 2012 double album Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! They didn’t show up to accept the award, and shortly after winning, they issued a band statement thanking the Canadian mu...
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Grave: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – “Take Away These Early Grave Blues”
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If you’ve never listened to them, or haven’t since the early albums, be aware that Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra is a very different beast than the Polaris-winning band from which they spun off, Godspeed You! Black Emperor. In fact, through the heaviness and mantra-like shouts, this latest song “Take Away ...
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Win Polaris Music Prize 2013
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor won this year’s Polaris Music Prize, the annual award for Canadian Album Of The Year as chosen by an 11-person jury of music journalists, broadcasters, and bloggers. Hosted by previous Polaris nominees Kathleen Edwards and Shad, this year’s ceremony was held in Toronto earlier this evening and feat...
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Metric, Metz make Polaris Music Prize shortlist
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The $30,000 prize will be given out at a gala ceremony on September 23
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Metric: Mac DeMarco, Metric, Metz longlisted for Canada's Polaris Music Prize
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Besnard Lakes, Suuns and Tegan and Sara are also nominated
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