Top U.S. critics take on Polaris Music Prize at Rough Trade, 9/10

The Polaris Music Prize has confirmed the second annual Polaris Salon critics panel to be held on September 10th at Brooklyn's Rough Trade (8-9pm). This panel discussion - led by Polaris founder Steve Jordan and featuring five leading American music critics: Nick Murray, associate editor at Rolling Stone.com; Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, writer for Rookie, Rolling Stone, New York and more; J. Edward Keyes, editor-in-chief at Wondering Sound; Naomi Zeichner, music editor at BuzzFeed; and Kyle Anderson, senior editor at Entertainment Weekly - will take a detailed look at 2014's ten-album short list.

The Polaris Music Prize annually honors, celebrates and rewards creativity and diversity in Canadian music by recognizing the albums of the highest artistic integrity, without regard to musical genre, professional affiliation, or sales history, as judged by a panel of selected music critics.

2014 Short List nominees include:

Arcade Fire - Reflektor

Basia Bulat - Tall Tall Shadow

Mac DeMarco - Salad Days

Drake - Nothing Was The Same

Jessy Lanza - Pull My Hair Back

Owen Pallett - In Conflict

Shad - Flying Colours

Tanya Tagaq - Animism

Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams

YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN - UZU

This winner of the Polaris Music Prize will be announced on Sept. 22 in Toronto at the Polaris Gala, hosted by actor Jay Baruchel (This Is The End, Knocked Up). The live webcast of the Gala will be presented by Aux.tv.

WHAT: 2nd Annual Polaris Salon, featuring Nick Murray, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Naomi Zeichner, Joe Edward Keyes and Kyle Anderson

WHERE: Rough Trade Brooklyn (64 N 9th St, Williamsburg, NY 11249)

WHEN: Wednesday, September 10th / 8- 9pm