Some of our favourite albums over the past year have made the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award Longlist with a total of twenty albums in the running for Album of The Year.
Albums from Meursault, Frightened Rabbit, Fatherson, Honeblood and Modern Studies were included in the list announced at ‘Live at the Longlist’ at the O₂ ABC in Glasgow on Wednesday 24th May. This new ticketed event to reveal the longlist saw music fans gather to enjoy live sets from Steve Mason, Admiral Fallow and Mungo’s Hi Fi. Respected journalist and broadcaster Nicola Meighan announced The SAY Award Longlist for 2017, with all twenty albums showcasing the extraordinary strength and diversity of Scotland’s musical output.
Now in its sixth year, The SAY Award is Scotland’s most popular and prestigious music prize, boasting a lucrative £20,000 prize for the winner and nine runners-up prizes of £1,000 each.
Chosen from almost 300 eligible albums, the 20 strong Longlist was narrowed down by 100 impartial industry ‘Nominators’. The Longlist will be whittled down to a shortlist of 10 – one chosen by the public via a 72-hour online vote (12-14 June) and the other 9 chosen by an independent panel of judges.
You can listen to and learn more about each album on The SAY Award Longlist by visiting www.sayaward.com where there will be two featured albums every day from Monday 29th May.
The SAY Award 2017 Longlist is as follows (in alphabetical order):
| Adam Holmes and The Embers C Duncan
Ela Orleans Fatherson Frightened Rabbit Honeyblood The Jesus and Mary Chain King Creosote Konx-om-Pax Meursault Modern Studies Mogwai Pictish Trail Rachel Newton RM Hubbert Sacred Paws Starless Teenage Fanclub TeenCanteen Vukovi |
Brighter StillThe Midnight Sun
Circles of Upper and Lower Hell Open Book Painting of a Panic Attack Babes Never Die Damage and Joy Astronaut Meets Appleman Caramel I Will Kill Again Swell To Great Atomic Future Echoes Here’s My Heart Come Take It Telling The Trees Strike A Match Starless Here Say It All With A Kiss Vukovi |
For more information about the SAY Award visit www.sayaward.com
Fatherson (Ross Leighton acoustic) in session for Netsounds: