Girl Band on the Body & Soul Stage at Electric Picnic 2014
The shortlist for the Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2015 has been announced, with the winning album set for selection by a panel of judges at the live event in Vicar Street, Dublin on Thursday 3rd March.
Now in it's 11th year, the prize - in association with IMRO and IRMA - is selected by a panel of 'twelve Irish music media professionals and industry experts'.
The shortlist is (in alphabetical order):
Girl Band - Holding Hands with Jamie (Rough Trade)
HamsandwicH - Stories From The Surface (Route 109A Records)
Gavin James - Bitter Pill (Warner Music Ireland)
Jape - This Chemical Sea (Faction Records)
Le Galaxie - Le Club (Universal Music Ireland)
Colm Mac Con Iomaire - And Now The Weather (Plateau)
Roisin Murphy – Hairless Toys (PIAS)
Soak – Before We Forgot How To Dream (Rough Trade)
Villagers – Darling Arithmetic (Domino)
Young Wonder – Birth (Feel Good Lost)
Previous winners have included Two Door Cinema Club (Tourist History, 2010), Villagers (Awayland, 2013) and The Gloaming who picked up the award last year for their self-titled release.
All of the shortlisted albums receive a commissioned award with the winning album also picking up a cash prize, provided by Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).
SOAK on the Rankin's Wood Stage at Electric Picnic 2015
