Interviews w/ Austra, Braids, Hey Rosetta, Ron Sexmith, more @ 2011 Polaris Prize Gala

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Now in its sixth year, the Polaris Music Prize honours the best Canadian album of the year, "regardless of artistic merit." Part of that honour is a whopping $30,000 cheque. I caught up with a handful of the nominees at the Polaris gala, including electro buzz band Austra, avant-pop outfit Braids, East-coast favourites Hey Rosetta!, and Canadian pop veteran Ron Sexsmith . Below is a list of the ten nominated albums, and as for who won? Well, you'll just have to watch. (Sorry it's all messy - YouTube hates formatting.) Arcade Fire, The Suburbs // Austra, Feel it Break // Braids, Native Speaker // Destroyer, Kaputt // Galaxie, Tigre et diésel // Hey Rosetta!, Seeds // Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer // Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges // Timber Timbre, Creep On Creepin' On // The Weeknd, House of Balloons

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Ron is a genius