The SAY Award – Scottish Album Of The Year – is a sort of Caledonian counterpart to the Mercury or the Polaris, a celebration of long form musical excellence.
This year's long list emerged a few weeks ago, with the public able to cast their vote. At a ceremony in Glasgow last night (May 29th) organisers revealed the albums who will battle it out on the shortlist.
Without further ado, here are the names:
Belle and Sebastian – 'Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance'
Errors – 'Lease of Life'
Happy Meals – 'Apéro'
Honeyblood – 'Honeyblood'
Kathryn Joseph – 'Bones You Have Thrown Me and Blood I’ve Spilled'
Paolo Nutini – 'Caustic Love'
PAWS – 'Youth Culture Forever'
Slam – 'Reverse Proceed'
The Amazing Snakeheads – 'Amphetamine Ballads'
Young Fathers – 'DEAD'
Paolo Nutini won the public vote, while notable omissions include Mogwai, The Twilight Sad, King Creosote and not one but TWO albums by The Phantom Band.
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