The 2016 Polaris Prize will be awarded in fewer than three weeks. Have you picked your favourite of the 10 shortlisted albums yet?

CBC Music has been feverishly recording music and interviews with all 10 of the shortlisted musicians. This week you can watch five songs from Black Mountain's beloved album IV. The Vancouver-based band was recently in the Toronto area for several shows, and we recorded a set at the group's Lee Palace concert in Toronto.

Watch Polaris-nominated music from Black Mountain in the playlist below:

Watch sessions from other shortlisted musicians:

First Play Live: Jessy Lanza, Oh No

First Play Live: Basia Bulat, Fool

First Play Live: Andy Shauf, The Party

Polaris 2016 session: White Lung, Paradise

Meet the 10 artists shortlisted for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize