It doesn't seem to take a lot to become a Canadian indie buzz band. If you make a beautiful, unassuming retro pop record and hang out with Chad VanGaalen. Referred to as "sunny Beach Boys pop dragged into a dark alley and gleefully mutilated", as well as "the hardest band to Google", Women cap off a great year by quietly thrashing their way onto the Polaris longlist. A likely shortlister, and possible dark horse winner, but probably not.
