The artists have sung and you have voted!
Below is the Short List of your nominations for the 2012 CBC Radio 3 Listener Choice Awards (The Buckys) in the category of "Hottest Pipes" for Best Vocals of the Year. We've cherry picked a few live performances to help you judge the true caliber of their vocal talent.
Cold Specks "Holland"
Hannah Georgas "Robotic"
Emma Lee "Not Coming By"
Sage McBride of Shred Kelly "The Bear"
Shred Kelly Presents " THE BEAR " from David Warrenchuk on Vimeo.
Patrick Watson "Step Out For Awhile"
And now it's your time to VOTE!
This brings me to my...
Poll Question of the Day:
WHICH VOCALIST GETS YOUR VOTE TO WIN?
Let me know by commenting on our blog, emailing grant.lawrence@cbc.ca, or tweeting @grantlawrence, and listen to the conversation and nominees on Radio 3's live stream.
Here's who didn't make it through:
Damian Abraham of Fucked Up "The Other Shoe"
Vanessa Fischer of Lioness "The Night"
Dan Moxon of Bend Sinister "One Shot"
Rococode "Empire"
The Weeknd "Same Old Song"
And here's all the previous Bucky Award winners for Best Vocals:
2011 - Austra "Lose It"
2010 - Sarah Harmer "Captive"
2009 - Dan Mangan "Robots"
2008 - Mother Mother "Body of Years"
2007 - Tokyo Police Club "Your English Is Good"*
2006 - Cadence Weapon "Oliver Square"*
Related Links:
Vote in all Bucky Awards categories.
Check out Grant Lawrence's Top Ten Guitarists Podcast.
The Dears Live in Mexico Full Album Stream.
*in 2007 this category was called "Best Gang Vocals"
*in 2006 this category was called "Best Flow"