Debby Friday

Good Luck is the title of Debby Friday’s debut LP, but there’s nothing random about this Canadian artist’s success, which culminated in her winning the 2023 Polaris Music Prize, her country’s top music award. Chalk it up to talent, hard work, and an original vision: bold but accessible electronic music. Critics have described her as “Sevdaliza meets Death Grips” and drawn comparisons — all of them well deserved — with Fatima al Qadiri and M.I.A.