Following a four-week promotion of the SAY Award Longlist, the promotion concludes with a 24-hour public vote on Monday 27 May when public can choose their favourite from the list of 20 nominated albums (see below). The album with the most public votes will secure an automatic place on The SAY Award Shortlist of ten, with the other nine titles being chosen by an independent panel of judges on Thursday 30 May – see below for full list of judges.
The SAY Award Longlist is: (in alphabetical order)
Admiral Fallow Tree Bursts In Snow
Auntie Flo Future Rhythm Machine
Calvin Harris 18 Months
Dam Mantle Brothers Fowl
Django Django Django Django
Duncan Chisholm Affric
Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events
Errors Have Some Faith In Magic
Human Don’t Be Angry Human Don’t Be Angry
Karine Polwart Traces
Konrad Wiszniewski & Euan Stevenson New Focus
Lau Race The Loser
Meursault Something For The Weakened
Miaoux Miaoux Light of the North
Paul Buchanan Mid Air
PAWS Cokefloat!
RM Hubbert Thirteen Lost & Found
Stanley Odd Reject
The Twilight Sad No One Can Ever Know
The Unwinding Hours Afterlives
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1. Key dates for your diary
Monday 27th May
24-hour public vote.
Thursday 30th May
The SAY Award Shortlist Announcement
The SAY Art Commission Winner Announcement
Opening of The SAY Art Commission Group Show
Thursday 20th June:
Scottish Album of the Year Award Ceremony – Barrowland Ballroom.
The SAY Award supports the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland charity and will be collecting donations on their behalf at the award ceremony.
2. Judges – full biographies
John Williamson (Chair, Academic);
Douglas Anderson (Author/Broadcaster); Christopher Brookmyre (Author);
Stewart Cruickshank (Radio Producer); Tom Doyle (Author/Journalist);
Douglas Gordon (Visual Artist); Kate Molleson (Journalist);
Joe Muggs (Journalist/A&R); Jude Rogers (Journalist);
Tjinder Singh (Cornershop; Ample Play Records);
Rebecca Vasmant (DJ/Producer); Sue Wilson (Journalist).
