That Night in Toronto

That Night in Toronto

2020 Polaris Music Prize shortlist, Day 5: Caribou, Backxwash

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Michael Barclay
Oct 17, 2020
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My annual five-part look at the shortlist examines two records a day, plus two personal picks from the qualifying period, and this year—as the prize gets older and still skews young—I’m including one veteran artist each day whose latest work risks getting lost in the shuffle.

This year we’re going in reverse alphabetical order, because, hey, everything e…

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