Jeremy Dutcher wins Polaris prize, Canada's top music award

Jeremy Dutcher has won Canada’s most prestigious pop music award, the Polaris prize, beating more prominent acts on the 10-strong shortlist, such as Daniel Caesar, US Girls, and Alvvays, Stereogum reported.

On his album 'Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa', Dutcher is performing in the indigenous Wolastoq language. The Wolastoq people – also known as the Maliseet – are native to the Saint John river valley across far eastern Canada.

Previous Polaris prize winners include Arcade Fire, Feist and Caribou.