The Welsh Music Prize
The Welsh music scene has been increasing in size and importance for a while now and the 21st of October will mark another first for it: the inaugural Welsh Music Prize winner. A shortlist of twelve fantastic albums by Welsh artists has been announced, and the winner, picked by a panel of ten judges, will be announced on the 21st October during the SWN Festival in Cardiff.
For more information on each of these albums go here, but here are the finalists, narrowed down from a list of all the Welsh albums released this year:
Al Lewis - In The Wake [Al Lewis Music]
Colorama - Box [See Monkey Do Monkey Records]
Funeral For A Friend - Welcome Home Armageddon [Distiller Records]
Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo [Turnstile Music]
Lleuwen - Tan [Gwymon]
Manic Street Preachers - Postcards from a Young Man [Columbia]
Stagga - The Warm Air Room [Rag and Bone]
Sweet Baboo - I’m a Dancer/Songs About Sleepin’ [Shape Records]
The Blackout - Hope [Cooking Vinyl]
The Gentle Good - Tethered for the Storm [Gwymon]
The Joy Formidable - Big Roar [Atlantic]
Y Niwl - Y Niwl [Aderyn Papur]
Huw Stevens, Radio 1 presenter, ever-present on the Welsh music scene and co-organiser of the Welsh Music Prize, said: “We are very pleased to launch the Welsh Music Prize with twelve strong albums from Welsh artists. The shortlist is but a reflection on the quality music made in Wales and released internationally. We hope the Prize brings these collections of work to a new audience, and we are looking forward to announcing an overall winner on October 21st.”
It's going to be an exciting weekend for music in Cardiff! Did your favourite album make the shortlist? Who should win? Comment below!
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