Nominees include:

Caribou – Swim
Owen Pallett – Heartland
Tegan & Sara – Sainthood

View each & every selection here.

Last month, Polaris unleashed this year’s long list.

MP3: Caribou – Sun (Short Bloom Mix)

Albums up for this year’s honor include:

Caribou – Swim
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
Basia Bulat – Heart Of My Own
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles (II)
Owen Pallett – Heartland

View the full rundown here.

Last month, Caribou performed at Brooklyn’s Music Hall.

MP3: Caribou – Sun (Short Bloom Mix)

Congrats to The Chemistry Of Common Life!

View this year’s shortlist here.

Fucked Up will appear at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009.

Last year, Fucked Up dropped by Daytrotter.

MP3: Fucked Up – Year Of The Pig (Edit)

Those up for this year’s Canadian honor include:

Metric – Fantasies
Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels
Patrick Watson – Wooden Arms

View each & every nominee here.

Last month, 2009′s longlist was unleashed.

MP3: Metric – Combat Baby

Albums up for this year’s Canadian honor include:

Leonard Cohen – Live In London
Handsome Furs – Face Control
Japandroids – Post Nothing
Metric – Fantasies

View the full rundown here.

We’re giving away tix to see Handsome Furs in Brooklyn!

MP3: Handsome Furs – I’m Confused

Andorra takes this year’s crown.

A fair choice?

View 2008′s longlist here.

Visit Caribou on MySpace.

MP3: Caribou – Melody Day

Bumpershine’s done the tallying.

Here’s the Top 5:

1. Plants & Animals – Park Avenue
2. Black Mountain – In The Future
3. Destroyer – Trouble In Dreams
4. Holy Fuck – LP
5. Tegan & Sara – The Con

View all Polaris 2008 nominees here.

UPDATE: The finalists have been revealed.

MP3: Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen

Bumpershine’s done the tallying.

Here’s the Top 5:

1. Plants & Animals – Park Avenue
2. Black Mountain – In The Future
3. Destroyer – Trouble In Dreams
4. Holy Fuck – LP
5. Tegan & Sara – The Con

View all Polaris 2008 nominees here.

UPDATE: The finalists have been revealed.

MP3: Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen

Bumpershine’s done the tallying.

Here’s the Top 5:

1. Plants & Animals – Park Avenue
2. Black Mountain – In The Future
3. Destroyer – Trouble In Dreams
4. Holy Fuck – LP
5. Tegan & Sara – The Con

View all Polaris 2008 nominees here.

UPDATE: The finalists have been revealed.

MP3: Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen

Which is the best Canadian LP?

The Acorn – Glory Hope Mountain
Attack In Black – Marriage
Black Mountain – In The Future
Born Ruffians – Red, Yellow & Blue
Buck 65 – Situation
Basia Bulat – Oh, My Darling
Cadence Weapon – Afterparty Babies
Cancers Bats – Hail Destroyer
Caribou – Andorra
City And Colour – Bring Me Your Love
Constantines – Kensington Heights
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
Destroyer – Trouble In Dreams
Fred Eaglesmith – Tinderbox
Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers
Christine Fellows – Nevertheless
Gatineau – Gatineau
Hayden – In Field And Town
Veda Hille – This Riot Life
Hilotrons – Happymatic
Holy Fuck – LP
Islands – Arm’s Way
Karkwa – Le Volume Du Vent
Corb Lund – Horse Soldier
The New Pornographers – Challengers
Pas Chic Chic – Au Contraire
Sandro Perri – Tiny Mirrors
Plants And Animals – Parc Avenue
Ghislain Poirier – No Ground Under
Protest The Hero – Fortress
Justin Rutledge – Man Descending
Sadies – New Seasons
Shad – The Old Prince
Socalled – Ghetto Blaster
Stars – In Our Bedroom After The War
Tegan And Sara – The Con
Thee Silver Mt. Zion – 13 Blues…
Two Hours Traffic – Little Jabs
The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour
Wintersleep – Welcome To The Night Sky

MP3: Cadence Weapon – Sharks