Godspeed You! Black Emperor win Canada's Polaris Music Prize 2013

Montreal post-rock outfit, Godspeed You! Black Emperor have won Canada’s own Polaris Prize for their first album in ten years, revealed at a ceremony last night.

The annual accolade is given to what the Polaris panel deem to be the best album made in the last 12 months by any Canadian artist, regardless of genre.

Among this year’s nominations Godspeed pipped to the post were Metric, METZ, Purity Ring, Tegan and Sara, Colin Stetson and more.

Godspeed won the prize for their album ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!. As FACT point out, the band are donating their $30,000 winnings to help fund music programs in the Quebec prison system. They’ve released a full statement on the feat.

Check out the full shortlist below. Last year’s award went to Feist for Metals.

A Tribe Called Red – Nation II Nation
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
Zaki Ibrahim – Every Opposite
Metric – Synthetica
METZ – METZ
Purity Ring – Shrines
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
Tegan and Sara – Heartthrob
Whitehorse – The Fate of the World Depends On This Kiss
Young Galaxy – Ultramarine