The Shortlist organization announced the ten finalists for the Shortlist Music Prize, a award that recognizes the most creative and adventurous albums of the year. Those who made the cut from a total of 61 nominations are Band of Horses, Beirut, Bonnie Prince Billy, Cat Power, Girl Talk, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, Regina Spektor, Spank Rock and Tom Waits.
The winner of this year’s Shortlist will be announced in May.
Archive for May, 2007
Shortlist Music Prize Finalists Announced
May 26, 2007GRIZZLY BEAR – Venus en mars à la Boule noire
May 17, 2007The French has organized a lyrics context, with Grizzly Bear performing a new song based on the winning words at their recent Paris live show. The catch? The lyrics are au français, and Grizzly Bear can’t really parle. “We don’t speak French very well,” the atmospheric Brooklyn popsters admit. “So if you can understand it, raise your hands.”
John Vanderslice
May 17, 2007here you can watch a nice 14 min.long full screen video from 2005 about John Vanderslice , a really nice guy
Wilco, "Side with the Seeds"
May 8, 2007 Video: “Side With the Seeds” (live at the band’s Chicago loft)
[from Sky Blue Sky; due 05/08/07 on Nonesuch]
and check out the interview with Jeff Tweedy her
Windmill – Fit
May 7, 2007from the debut album “PUDDLE CITY RACING LIGHTS” of singer-songwriter Windmill aka Matt Dillon, produced by The Earlies Tom Knott
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