Choice Music Award

lordgoat

Full list is here:

http://choicemusicprize.com/2010-albums-list.html

Who i expect to see on the short list

Villagers – Becoming A Jackal (Domino)
Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History (Kitsune)
The Rags – A National Light (Grand Cake Records)
James Vincent McMorrow – Early in the Morning (Universal Ireland)
Imelda May – Mayhem (Decca)
Halves – It Goes, It Goes (Forever and Ever)
Ham Sandwich – White Fox (Route 109 Recordings)
Oliver Cole – We Albatri (EMI)


Who i'd like to see on it

Adebisi Shank – This Is The Second Album From The Band Called Adebisi Shank (Richter Collective)
Neosupervital – Battery Power (Own Label)
R.S.A.G. – Be It Right or Wrong (A Rare Production)
The Redneck Manifesto – Friendship (Richter Collective)
O’ Emperor – Hither Thither (Universal Ireland)
New Amusement – My Captain (Any Other City)


I think Villagers have it sown up already though.

KeanSeenan

Yeah, I have to agree there, Villagers will probably win this.
I'd love to see So Cow,Grand Pocket Orchestra, Porn on Vinyl, Nouveau Noise get some recognition for their brilliant albums released this year. I've never really seen the point of music competitions, though.

Miguel_Sanchez

Maybe it's just me but a few days ago So Cow didn't seem to be on that list.

Thankfully they are now.

lordgoat

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Maybe it's just me but a few days ago So Cow didn't seem to be on that list.

Thankfully they are now.

They weren't on the list i saw originally.

pauliewallie

fionn regans - shadow of an empire deserves to be on the shortlist - best Irish lyricist going in my book!

check 'lord help my poor soul'.

Aridstarling

I'd love to see Hipster Youth, Nouveaunoise, Jogging, Meljoann and No Monster Club get mentioned. It's highly unlikely any of them will unfortunately. It'd be downright ridiculous if Adebisi didn't make the shortlist though, seriously brilliant album.

Villagers will probably win, which would be a shame. There have been several albums more impressive than that this year.

smackbunnybaby

Album of the Year for me would Groom's album Marriage.
Just a massively developed album, filled with great tunes (and horns).

Here is the single, This Golden Age, which was on Under Ether (?) the show on RTE a few weeks back.

http://groom.bandcamp.com/track/this-golden-age-single


I'd like to see the Strands album nominated too. Outstanding stuff.
I think fans of Sufjan Stevens instrumental stuff will like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTtogoH4mOQ

AnonoBoy

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

Album of the Year for me would Groom's album Marriage.
Just a massively developed album, filled with great tunes (and horns).

Here is the single, This Golden Age, which was on Under Ether (?) the show on RTE a few weeks back.

http://groom.bandcamp.com/track/this-golden-age-single

I've heard a lot of good things about Groom and have been meaning to check them out for a while.

totallytrees

When does the shortlist get announced?

KeanSeenan

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

Album of the Year for me would Groom's album Marriage.
Just a massively developed album, filled with great tunes (and horns).

Here is the single, This Golden Age, which was on Under Ether (?) the show on RTE a few weeks back.

http://groom.bandcamp.com/track/this-golden-age-single


I'd like to see the Strands album nominated too. Outstanding stuff.
I think fans of Sufjan Stevens instrumental stuff will like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTtogoH4mOQ

I enjoyed that Groom album quite a bit,they're playing next week in Shebeen Chich with a full band.

tailgunner

totallytrees wrote: »

When does the shortlist get announced?

12th January.

deisedude

KeanSeenan wrote: »

Yeah, I have to agree there, Villagers will probably win this.
I'd love to see So Cow,Grand Pocket Orchestra, Porn on Vinyl, Nouveau Noise get some recognition for their brilliant albums released this year. I've never really seen the point of music competitions, though.

These competitions do get bands/artists some more recognition and help increase album sales so i'm all for them

Aridstarling

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

I'd like to see the Strands album nominated too. Outstanding stuff.
I think fans of Sufjan Stevens instrumental stuff will like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTtogoH4mOQ

Big fan of Strands, the album is a beauty. Such a well written group of songs, very well composed, performed and recorded.