2011 Polaris Music Prize

See caption — Arcade Fire at the 2011 Polaris Music Prize Gala

The 2011 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2011^[1] The winner was Arcade Fire, for the album The Suburbs.

For the 2011 award, the prize was increased to $30,000 for the winning musician.^[1]

Shortlist

The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 6.^[2]

Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
Austra, Feel It Break
Braids, Native Speaker
Destroyer, Kaputt
Galaxie, Tigre et diésel
Hey Rosetta!, Seeds
Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer
Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Timber Timbre, Creep on Creepin' On
The Weeknd, House of Balloons

Longlist

The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 16.^[1]

Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
Austra, Feel It Break
Black Mountain, Wilderness Heart
Braids, Native Speaker
Buck 65, 20 Odd Years
Louise Burns, Mellow Drama
D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
The Dears, Degeneration Street
Destroyer, Kaputt
Diamond Rings, Special Affections
Dirty Beaches, Badlands
Luke Doucet and the White Falcon, Steel City Trawler
Eternia & MoSS, At Last
Galaxie, Tigre et diésel
Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch
Tim Hecker, Ravedeath, 1972
Hey Rosetta!, Seeds
Hooded Fang, Album
Imaginary Cities, Temporary Resident
Land of Talk, Cloak and Cipher
Little Scream, The Golden Record
The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work
Malajube, La caverne
Miracle Fortress, Was I the Wave?
One Hundred Dollars, Songs of Man
Doug Paisley, Constant Companion
PS I Love You, Meet Me at the Muster Station
Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow
The Rural Alberta Advantage, Departing
Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer
Shotgun Jimmie, Transistor Sister
Sloan, The Double Cross
Frederick Squire, March 12
Stars, The Five Ghosts
Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Timber Timbre, Creep on Creepin' On
The Weeknd, House of Balloons
Women, Public Strain
Neil Young, Le Noise
Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine at Toronto's Masonic Temple. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
^ "Arcade Fire, Ron Sexsmith shortlisted for Polaris Prize". CBC News, July 6, 2011.