Pheromone thanks Bryan Acker for his unalloyed support of 10 Day Poem For Saskatchewan since its release. This comes from his Polaris nominees post:

Over the last two weeks, The Warped 45s have been in and out of my Top 5 quite a few times in the last couple of weeks. Not because the record has lost any impact over the countless listens I’ve given it; in fact, it holds up better than I could have imagined and that staying power is why it beat out The Sadies, Yukon Blonde, The Besnard Lakes, The Barr Brothers (a record whose only crime is the fact I’ve had it for only a week or two and haven’t been able to absorb every nuance) and ultimately an artist I was smitten with and assumed would make the final cut, Bahamas and his Pink Strat.

But at the end of the day, the honest feel I take from Warped 45s release helped it win out. These TO transplants play each note with love; the love of playing music with your friends without the fear and pressure of hoping anyone else will “get it.” When people hear The Warped 45s, they hear a solid group of roots rockers that bring it every time they hit the stage and it’s that road warrior mentality has helped them fine tune a collection of songs that every roots fan should have on their shelf. “Let my headstone be my favorite jukebox, loaded with the songs of my friends.”