FEIST wins 2012 Polaris Prize

[Jennie Boddy]

For Immediate Release:
September 25, 2012
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WINS 2012 POLARIS PRIZE FOR METALS
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TORONTO, ON -- September 25, 2012 - Feist's album Metals (Cherrytree/Interscope) has won the 2012 Polaris Prize, honoring the best album of the year in Canada. 2011 Polaris Prize winners Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury of Arcade Fire made the announcement at the conclusion of last evening's Gala.



"I want to say is thank you to the people who really listened to my record," said Feist. "I'm genuinely grateful from one solitary listener to another. Honestly, thanks."



Feist is a four time Grammy-nominated artist with eight Juno wins including 2012's Artist of the Year, a two time Polaris Music Prize Shortlist nomination and has earned the chance to teach the muppets to count on Sesame Street. In January 2011, her longtime collaborators Chilly Gonzales and Mocky arrived in Toronto to arrange 12 songs that would become her fourth studio album, Metals. The songs range from low rumbling and moody ambiences to brutal and intense, as if it sonically maps the fog rolling in and the resulting cracking of thunder. Ultimately, Metals' aesthetic has a deliberate patience, elemental wildness and natural beauty.



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The evening included performances by Feist and Short List nominees Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Kathleen Edwards, Fucked Up, Grimes and YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN. Handsome Furs were also in attendance. The event was streamed live on Muchmusic.com and broadcast live on SiriusXM radio and CBC Radio 3. Highlights from the gala will air in a one-hour special, exclusively on MuchMusic, on Saturday, September 29 at 10pm ET.



This winner was decided by the 2012 Grand Jury which included Gregory Adams (Georgia Straight), Michael Barclay (Maclean's, Radio Free Canuckistan), Chris Bilton (The Grid), Ryan Bresee (CKCU 93.1fm), Lisa Christiansen (CBC Radio 1), Shawn Conner (The Snipe News), Melissa Hetu (TFO), Kevin Laforest (Freelance, ex-Hour), Ryan B. Patrick (Freelance), Tabassum Siddiqui (Freelance) and Nicole Villeneuve (AUX TV).



James Keast, who oversaw the Grand Jury, had this to say "I'm very impressed with the thoughtful consideration given to the Short List nominees by the Grand Jury this year. It was a very difficult choice, since it's such an incredible talent poll among this year's artists."



The 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List

Cadence Weapon - Hope In Dirt City

Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion

Drake - Take Care

Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur

Feist - Metals

Fucked Up - David Comes To Life

Grimes - Visions

Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital

Japandroids - Celebration Rock

YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN - YT//ST



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