- 2007 Polaris Music Prize
Infobox Album
Name = 2007 Polaris Music Prize
Type = compilation
Artist = various artists
Released = 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
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Producer =
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Last album = "2006 Polaris Music Prize "
(2006)
This album = "2007 Polaris Music Prize"
(2007)
Next album = "2008 Polaris Music Prize "
(2008)The 2007 shortlist for the Canadian
Polaris Music Prize was announced onJuly 10 ,2007 , and the winner was announced onSeptember 24 ,2007 in Toronto. [cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/07/10/4328574-cp.html|title=Feist, Fire get Polaris noms|accessdate=July 11|accessyear=2007] [cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/07/1016.cfm|title=Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees|accessdate=July 11|accessyear=2007] According to CBC News, "finalists were drawn from submissions by more than 170 music journalists, reviewers and broadcasters across Canada." [cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/07/10/polaris-shortlist.html?ref=rss|title=Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list |accessdate=July 10|accessyear=2007]The winning album was Patrick Watson's "
Close to Paradise ".Nominees
*Patrick Watson – "
Close to Paradise "
*Arcade Fire – "Neon Bible "
*The Besnard Lakes – "The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse "
*The Dears – "Gang of Losers "
*Julie Doiron – "Woke Myself Up "
*Feist – "The Reminder "
*Junior Boys – "So This Is Goodbye "
*Miracle Fortress – "Five Roses "
*Joel Plaskett Emergency – "Ashtray Rock "
*Chad VanGaalen – "Skelliconnection "Album
As in 2006, a compilation album was released to promote the nominees. The album did not, however, include a track by Arcade Fire — although media initially reported that the Polaris committee had snubbed the band by excluding them, the committee and the band issued a joint press release confirming that the band "chose" not to have a track included on the album as they prefer not to participate in compilation albums. [cite web|url=http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/bband/content/polaris/home/Polaris_Arcade_Firejoint_statement.pdf|title=Joint Statement by Arcade Fire and the Polaris Music Prize|accessdate=September 9|accessyear=2007]
Track listing
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The Besnard Lakes — "Devastation"
#The Dears — "Hate Then Love"
#Julie Doiron — "No More"
# Feist — "Sealion"
#Junior Boys — "In The Morning"
#Miracle Fortress — "Have You Seen in Your Dreams"
#Joel Plaskett Emergency — "Fashionable People"
#Chad VanGaalen — "Sing Me 2 Sleep"
# Patrick Watson — "Drifters"References
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