Arcade Fire wins Polaris Music Prize

who gives a flying fuck

the toronto sun summed it up quite great actually. i known friends of mine that criticized the polaris prize to only cater to small and starting acts. it would be nice to see a more diverse selection of candidates for the shortlist that dont all fit inside the genre of alternative rock. good for arcade fire to win though.

THE arcade fire

BIN WUTLER

no THE , 12:12

nailed it

arcade fires loses

they aint got any knuckles no more....play some music we can "keep on sleepin through"...

"There's only going to be one outcome of the Damascus Hummus Prize gala on Monday night: either the Sabra wins or the Sabra loses."

I thought this week was all about Radiohead.....

stop bitchin', which one of those other bands is more worthy?

They win Grammy & Polaris for their worst album!

Funeral can't be topped.

Funeral was the funeral of indie
We have reached the end of western culture
There is no more hope that music can save us
Time to move to Bali and bang on a termite-hollowed log

In Rainbows was the funeral of indie...

"funeral was the funeral of indie"

Yes indeed it seems this shall be a mantra of all us hummus eaters worldwide... Indeed it may be time to simply bust out the food processor and let the gentle humming sound of an electric engine smashing chickpeas be the only music that gets my hips thrusting anymore.

Well deserved.

I personally would've liked to have seen the award go to Braids or Austra, but there's no doubting that Arcade Fire put down an incredibly worthy album of the prize. Congrats to them.

Fucked Up should have swept
this is an outrage

In 10 years, you will all look back at Suburbs and cringe

time to shave my ball sack

>In 10 years, you will all look back at Suburbs and cringe

I would like to hear you elaborate more eloquently on such a statement. Really, please, you have the floor. The album's writing conveys imagery of living in a subrban environment quite well, I think. I'm a moderate fan of the band, and while the album certainly isn't my favorite of the year, I think it did a brilliant job doing what a lot of albums these aren't able to accomplish ... and that's sound like one whole unit. An adventure. A journey. One epic piece meant to be listened to from front to back and not cherry-picked for tracks or hits.

So please, go on. Why will it be looked upon in shame ten years from now?

Remember when Loverboy swept awards and everyone wore Members Only jackets?

The same is the future of Arcade Fire.

@12:29pm - because they are average and the album is pretty musically repetitive and if you're into the whole reading the lyrics and pondering them - the lyrics are pretty prosaic. but none of that really matters. the music is VOID. why is it void? because bands like arcade fire have nothing to say. if i could proffer an explanation of why people write "in 10 years you will cringe" - they aren't really criticizing arcade fire or their mediocre album but probably more the state of indie and its meaningless mainstream-ism.

So I'll take the floor: there is one thing that stands out and that is your condescending, self-righteous attitude about knowing what is "epic" and what isn't. I wonder if one day people like you wake up ten years from now and cringe at yourself. If this album is an adventure... a journey for you... my god, get an addiction.

pit fart...

myth or fiction?

Alright, who let 1:44 out of his cage?