Launched in 2012, the SAY (Scottish Album Of The Year) Award does exactly what it says on the tin.
Dedicated to uncovering the finest album from Scottish musicians released over the past year, the SAY Award is voted for by a plethora of critics, producers, label owners and other industry folk.
Now firmly established, the award was clinched by Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat in 2012, RM Hubbert follows in 2013 before Young Fathers scooped the prize last year.
Returning this year, the full nominations for the SAY Award longlist have been unveiled:
Belle and Sebastian – 'Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance'
Blue Rose Code – 'The Ballads of Peckham Rye'
Errors – 'Lease of Life'
Fatherson – 'I Am An Island'
Happy Meals – 'Apéro'
Honeyblood – 'Honeyblood'
Idlewild – 'Everything Ever Written'
Kathryn Joseph – 'Bones You Have Thrown Me and Blood I’ve Spilled'
King Creosote – 'From Scotland With Love'
Mike Vass – 'In The Wake of Neil Gunn'
Mogwai – 'Rave Tapes'
Paolo Nutini – 'Caustic Love'
PAWS – 'Youth Culture Forever'
Slam – 'Reverse Proceed'
The Amazing Snakeheads – 'Amphetamine Ballads'
The Phantom Band – 'Strange Friend'
The Twilight Sad – 'Nobody Wants To Be Here and Nobody Wants To Leave'
Treacherous Orchestra – 'Grind'
Withered Hand – 'New Gods'
Young Fathers – 'DEAD'
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The winner of the SAY Award will be announced on June 17th.
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