SOCAN members dominate 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List

SOCAN congratulates all of its members who've been short-listed for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize. All of the solo artists on the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List, announced July 17, 2012, are SOCAN members, and all of the listed bands include at least one singer-songwriter who is a SOCAN member.

The 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List, by artist and album, is  (in alphabetical order):

• 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 Rockn
• Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - YT//ST

For more information, visit the Polaris Prize website.