The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) have announced the shortlist for this year’s SAY Award.
The winning artist will receive £20,000 and will be announced at The SAY Award ceremony on 19th June at Barrowland Ballroom.
The ten shortlisted albums are a reflection of the diverse range of musical genres and great albums which were released last year and reinforce the quality of music being produced in Scotland.
John Williamson, who chaired the judging panel this year, commented:
“This year’s longlist had the widest range of music – in terms of genre – in the prize’s three year history.
“While this could have been a problem, each of the shortlisted albums had considerable support among the judging panel.
“This was helped by the presence of several really outstanding albums, ranging from the already successful to the much less well known.
“Similarly, the shortlist contains not only acts at the beginning of their careers, but several who are making their best music many years down the line.
“It is also really striking that while this is a Scottish album prize, all of these are albums that neither hide nor particularly flaunt their Scottishness: many are the result of collaborations well beyond Scottish borders, and similarly their audiences, and potential audiences, are scattered throughout the world.”
SAY AWARD SHORTLIST 2014 (in alphabetical order): Biffy Clyro, Boards of Canada, CHVRCHES, Edwyn Collins, Hector Bizerk, Mogwai, RM Hubbert, Steve Mason, The Pastels, Young Fathers
