2007 Polaris Music Prize Explained

The 2007 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 24, 2007, at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto.^[1]

The winning album was Patrick Watson's Close to Paradise.^[1]

According to CBC News, "finalists were drawn from submissions by more than 170 music journalists, reviewers and broadcasters across Canada."^[2]

Nominees

The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 10.^{[3] [4]}

• 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

Italic Title:	no
2007 Polaris Music Prize
Type:	compilation
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	2007 Polaris Music Prize.JPG
Released:	2007
Genre:	Pop
Prev Title:	2006 Polaris Music Prize
Prev Year:	2006

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.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Devastation" (The Besnard Lakes)
2. "Hate Then Love" (The Dears)
3. "No More" (Julie Doiron)
4. "Sealion" (Feist)
5. "In the Morning" (Junior Boys)
6. "Have You Seen in Your Dreams" (Miracle Fortress)
7. "Fashionable People" (Joel Plaskett Emergency)
8. "Sing Me 2 Sleep" (Chad VanGaalen)
9. "Drifters" (Patrick Watson)

Notes and References

1. News: Watson wins Polaris Music Prize . Montreal Gazette . September 25, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109115320/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=5e281ce0-2b9f-42fe-b12c-d21a7fc2cea6 . November 9, 2012 . November 21, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
2. News: Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list . July 10, 2007 . CBC News . July 10, 2007.
3. Web site: Feist, Fire get Polaris noms . July 11, 2007 . https://archive.today/20071011225300/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/07/10/4328574-cp.html . October 11, 2007 . usurped . mdy .
4. News: Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees . Love . Noah . July 10, 2007 . . November 20, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081221221217/http://www.chartattack.com/news/43988/arcade-fire-feist-and-the-dears-among-polaris-nominees . December 21, 2008 . usurped .
5. Web site: Joint Statement by Arcade Fire and the Polaris Music Prize . September 9, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080228221026/http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/bband/content/polaris/home/Polaris_Arcade_Firejoint_statement.pdf . February 28, 2008 . dead . mdy .