Shortlist Music
The 10 Finalists for The Shortlist Music Prize have been announced. The prize is a “peer-selected award that recognizes the most creative and adventurous albums of the year” with judges such as Franz Ferdinand, KT Tunstall, Panic at the Disco, Sufjan Stevens, and select members of Snow Patrol, the Killer, and Flaming Lips.
Who are the finalists?
Band of Horses
Beirut
Bonnie Prince Billy
Cat Power
Girl Talk
Hot Chip
Joanna Newsom
Regina Spektor
Spank Rock
Tom Waits
These 10 Finalists were chosen from a long list of 60 nominees.
Shortlist cofounder Greg Spotts tells us:
“This is the year of the storyteller. More than half of our ten finalists are wordsmiths who create unique characters and narratives, interpreting our complex world in new ways.”
So, who’s my pick? It’s a hard choice, but I think I will go with Joanna Newsom. (The image above is the cover of her Ys album.) The winner will be announced later in May…
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