I'm a pretty big fan of the Polaris Music Prize and the artists that Polaris supports and rewards.  Many of of the past winners I've seen perform over the years here in Guelph.  (2010 winners, Karkwa will be in Guelph September 18th!)
Starting today, the Polaris Record Club will showcase the albums that have made the 2011 Polaris Music Prize Short List.  It's a modern version of an old-fashioned record club, giving Canadian music fans a chance to hear the nominated albums with friends and encourages them to share their thoughts via Twitter (#prc2011).

Starting August 23, Rdio will enable free full album streaming of Short List nominated albums on the Polaris Music Prize website at http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/. Twice a week, leading up to the Polaris Gala event on September 19 in Toronto, listeners in Canada can hear the following albums in their entirety, each for a 24-hour period from 12:01 a.m. EDT to 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Tuesday, August 23 - Braids “Native Speaker”
Thursday, August 25 - Destroyer “Kaputt”
Tuesday, August 30 - Galaxie “Tigre et Diesel”
Thursday, September 1 - Hey Rosetta! “Seeds”
Tuesday, September 6 - Colin Stetson “New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges”
Thursday, September 8 - Timber Timbre “Creep on Creepin’ On”
Tuesday, September 13 - Ron Sexsmith “Long Player Late Bloomer”
Thursday, September 15 - Austra “Feel It Break”

Curiously, Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" and The Weeknd's "House of Balloons" are not being streamed..

Have a listen to some great music courtesy of Rdio.