Angine de Poitrine Sweeps Polaris Music Prize With Double Win
Canadian duo Angine de Poitrine won this year's Polaris Music Prize — and won it twice over, taking both Canadian album of the year and best Canadian song at the same ceremony. The news was announced by Pitchfork on its official social accounts.
A rare double win
The Polaris Music Prize recognizes Canadian music. Angine de Poitrine's win across both the album and song categories in the same year makes the duo the sole double-category winner at this edition of the prize.
- Award: Polaris Music Prize
- Winner: Angine de Poitrine
- Categories won: Canadian album of the year, best Canadian song
- Source: Pitchfork's official Instagram
- Full shortlist, jury details, ceremony date/venue: not stated in the source
Masks and polka dots
Angine de Poitrine performs and appears publicly masked, maintaining a consistent visual identity built around polka-dot patterning rather than showing their faces or going by their given names. Photographer Wade Muir captured the images from the win.
What we don't know yet
The source does not specify the ceremony's date, location, the members' identities, the album or song titles that won, or the rest of the shortlist. Readers looking for those details should check the Polaris Music Prize's official announcement directly.