The Quebec microtonal math-rock duo won the 2026 Polaris Music Prize and the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize in Toronto, becoming the first act to take both — and raising awkward questions about what national music is supposed to sound like.
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The Quebec microtonal math-rock duo won the 2026 Polaris Music Prize and the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize in Toronto, becoming the first act to take both — and raising awkward questions about what national music is supposed to sound like.
Ethan Moraux is twenty and already running his own circuit in Toronto. He writes, produces, records, and engineers. The solo project started in November 2025 with a blunt brief he keeps repeating: making music should still feel like fun. That line would sound thin if the work behind it was thin. It is not. Before …
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Mitchell accepted the honor at the 2026 Junos, joined by Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell for a tribute performance.
