Yves Jarvis has won the Polaris Music Prize for his album “All Cylinders.”

The fifth full-length record from the Montreal rock musician was selected for the $30,000 prize by an 11-member grand jury, which named it the best Canadian album of the year based on artistic merit.

He took the stage at Toronto’s Massey Hall to accept the cash award from host and 2019 winner Haviah Mighty.

“I was just honoured to be nominated at all — I’m shocked,” he said while clutching a vinyl copy of his winning album.

“I feel really blessed to be recognized in this way and be an ambassador for Canadian art.”

The 29-year-old musician went on to thank many people, including his parents, who he said supplied the spare bedroom where he recorded his first album since being dropped by his previous record label.

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