Just the third time that the Polaris Prize has been given out, the group influenced greatly by the Mercury Prize has just announced the 2008 nominees. Up for grabs is the title as well as $20,000.

Here are the nominees:

• Little Jabs by Two Hours Traffic (Charlottetown)
• Parc Avenue by Plants and Animals (Montreal)
• In Our Bedroom After the War by Stars (Montreal)
• Asking for Flowers by Kathleen Edwards (Ottawa)
• LP by Holy F— (Toronto)
• Andorra by Caribou (Dundas, Ont.)
• Oh, My Darling by Basia Bulat (London, Ont.)
• The Old Prince by Shad (London, Ont.)
• Reunion Tour by The Weakerthans (Winnipeg)
• In the Future by Black Mountain (Vancouver)