Spinner.com — The fourth annual Polaris Music Prize -- a $20,000, critic-voted award celebrating the best Canadian album of the past year -- will be doled out in a few weeks at an invite-only gala on Sept. 21. Ten albums made the shortlist and every nominated act ... more info

Altsounds — For the first time in Polaris history there are repeat nominees on the Short List. K’NAAN, Malajube and Metric also made the cut in 2006, and Plaskett, VanGaalen and Patrick Watson made it in 2007. In another first, there are no debut albums... more info

Guardian Music — The indie rockers are among the nominees for Canada's answer to the Mercury music prizeMetric, Patrick Watson and the boldly named Fucked Up are among the nominees for the 2009 Polaris music prize. Now in its fourth year, the Polaris honours the best... more info

Rock Sellout — Canada’s annual award celebrating musical artisan-ship, over sales, the Polaris Prize,  has revealed this year’s ten finalists. Past winners include Caribou, Patrick Watson, Final Fantasy. Here are the nominees: Elliott BROOD – Mountain... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - Call it a Polaris playback: this year's short list for the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize includes six previous nominees, including 2007 winners Patrick Watson. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - The $20,000 Polaris Music Prize has been narrowed to a long list of 40 Canadian albums that includes entries from Leonard Cohen, Metric, Joel Plaskett and former Polaris winner Patrick Watson. more info

Sixeyes — Patrick Watson (the man and the band) is currently riding the wave of lovely sounds that is their most recent release, Wooden Arms (check out my review here and grab an mp3). Prior to this and to his winning Canada's Polaris Prize for previous album,... more info

Sixeyes — Anyone out there know what's going on? A few of my posts, namely the review of Patrick Watson, keep vanishing from my blog. What the hell? more info

Radio Exile — The video is from Patrick Watson’s latest release, Wooden Arms, the atmospheric and gorgeous follow-up to 2006’s Close to Paradise. Grab the mp3 and learn more “after the jump” [mp3] Patrick Watson - “Fireweed” Patrick Watson [MySpace] ... more info

Sixeyes — This song is the opening track from Patrick Watson's latest release, Wooden Arms. more info