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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For Immediate Release:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
September 25, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><img width="201" height="76" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD9B35.D93E6790"></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">WINS 2012 POLARIS PRIZE FOR
<i><u>METALS</u></i><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><img width="373" height="249" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CD9B3D.2149FDE0" alt="http://www.shorefire.com/media/FeistCheck_20120924_232002.jpg"><b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">TORONTO, ON
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">--<b> September 25, 2012
</b>– <b>Feist</b>’s album <b><i><u>Metals</u></i></b> (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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">"I want to say is thank you to the people who really listened to my record," said
<b>Feist</b>. "I'm genuinely grateful from one solitary listener to another. Honestly, thanks."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Feist</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> 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, <b><i><u>Metals</u></i></b>. 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,
<b><i><u>Metals'</u></i></b> aesthetic has a deliberate patience, elemental wildness and natural beauty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><img width="222" height="344" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CD9B3D.2149FDE0" alt="Description: 11018_010_338 - Mary Rozzi.jpg"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The evening included performances by
<b>Feist</b> and Short List nominees Cadence Weapon<span style="color:#1F497D">, </span>
Cold Specks<span style="color:#1F497D">, </span>Kathleen Edwards, Fucked Up, Grimes<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>and YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN. Handsome Furs were also in attendance. The event was streamed live on Muchmusic.com and broadcast live on SiriusXM radio<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">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."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cadence Weapon - Hope In Dirt City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Drake - Take Care<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Feist - Metals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Fucked Up - David Comes To Life<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Grimes - Visions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Japandroids - Celebration Rock<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN - YT//ST<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=6c6222207cc14320bca1414303028462&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.listentofeist.com%2f" target="_blank"><b>www.listentofeist.com</b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">twitter:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.twitter.com/feistmusic" target="_blank"><b>@feistmusic</b></a><b><u><span style="color:blue"><br>
</span></u></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/feist" target="_blank"><b>www.facebook.com/feist</b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.cherrytreerecords.com" target="_blank"><b>www.cherrytreerecords.com</b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Press Here Publicity <br>
</span></b><span style="color:black">Jennie Boddy // Derek Sherron<br>
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<a href="mailto:derek@pressherepublcity.com">derek@pressherepublcity.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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