2012 Polaris Music Prize
The 2012 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 24, 2012[1] at Toronto's Masonic Temple.

Shortlist
    
The 10-album shortlist was revealed on July 17, 2012.[3]
Longlist
    

The presenters of the longlist; from left to right, Francois Marchand, Hannah Georgas, Dan Mangan and Veda Hille.
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 14 at The Waldorf Hotel in Vancouver.[1]
- A Tribe Called Red, A Tribe Called Red
 - Marie-Pierre Arthur, Aux alentours
 - Rich Aucoin, We're All Dying to Live
 - Avec pas d'casque, Astronomie
 - Azari & III, Azari & III
 - Bahamas, Barchords
 - The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers
 - Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and Queens
 - Cadence Weapon, Hope in Dirt City
 - Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid
 - Cannon Bros., Firecracker/Cloudglow
 - Cœur de pirate, Blonde
 - Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas
 - Cold Specks, I Predict a Graceful Expulsion
 - Rose Cousins, We Have Made a Spark
 - Mark Davis, Eliminate the Toxins
 - Drake, Take Care
 - Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur
 - Fucked Up, David Comes to Life
 - Feist, Metals
 - Great Lake Swimmers, New Wild Everywhere
 - Grimes, Visions
 - Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital
 - Japandroids, Celebration Rock
 - Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune
 - Mares of Thrace, The Pilgrimage
 - Ariane Moffatt, MA
 - Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots
 - Parlovr, Kook Soul
 - Sandro Perri, Impossible Spaces
 - Joel Plaskett Emergency, Scrappy Happiness
 - PS I Love You, Death Dreams
 - John K. Samson, Provincial
 - Shooting Guns, Born to Deal in Magic: 1952-1976
 - The Slakadeliqs, The Other Side of Tomorrow
 - Patrick Watson, Adventures in Your Own Backyard
 - Bry Webb, Provider
 - The Weeknd, Echoes of Silence
 - Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, YT//ST
 - Yukon Blonde, Tiger Talk
 
References
    
- "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.
 - "Feist's 'Metals' wins 2012 Polaris Prize". Toronto Star, September 24, 2012.
 - "Toronto's Drake, Feist and F---ed Up in running for Polaris Prize". Toronto Star, July 17, 2012.
 
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