Meteor Choice Music Prize Announce Shortlist

Tieranniesaur’s self titled debut album was one of the lucky few to make the cut. Check out the bizarre official music video for the tune “Here be Monsters”:

We Cut Corners released their album Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards in November 2011 and it also made the shortlist. Have a listen to “Go Easy” from the debut album:

The Japanese Popstars album Controlling Your Allegiance also made the cut. Have a listen to “Shells of Silver” off this album. The track also features James Vincent Mcmorrow.

Patrick Kelleher And His Cold Dead Hands launched their nominated album Golden Syrup at the Grand Social in Dublin in July. Watch a live performance of “Seen Me Blue”:

Irish band Cashier No. 9’s album To the Death of Fun made the shortlist. Have a listen to “Oh Pity”:

And So I Watch You from Afar played through their entire album Gangs (which was also nominated for the award) at the Start Together studio in Belfast. Have a listen to this great rendition of “BeautifulUniverseMasterChampion”:

Lisa Hannigan’s album Passenger has also made the list. Listen to the beautiful song “Little Bird” off this album, and have a look at the incredibly captivating music video:

Curious about the inspiration behind Passenger? Listen to Lisa Hannigan tell about the making of the album in her own words:

The album Bloodless Coup from Bell X1 has also made the list. Have a listen to the band’s hit song “Velcro”:

Pugwash is another band making an appearance on the list. Here’s a mix of “To The Warmth of You” off of their nominated album The Olympus Sound:

Jape’s Ocean of Frequency was another of the lucky albums to make it to the shortlist. Have a look at the official music video for “The Oldest Mind”:

So who do you think will win the award? Get in with a chance to see for yourself with our competition. We have two sets of tickets to the live event in the Olympia Theatre and three complete sets of Choice Prize nominated albums to give away. All you have to do is decide which prize you’d prefer – the tickets or the albums.

Leave a comment below to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets or a set of albums. Winners will be picked at random and announced on 25 January. Note Competition has been extended to the 15 February