The nominations for this year's Choice Music Prize are in alphabetical order are:
And So I Watch You From Afar – And So I Watch You From Afar (Smalltown America)
Bell X1 – Blue Lights On The Runway (BellyUp)
Codes - Trees Dream in Algebra (EMI)
Adrian Crowley - Season of the Sparks (Chemikal Underground)
Dark Room Notes - We Love You Dark Matter (Gonzo)
The Duckworth Lewis Method - The Duckworth Lewis Method (1969/Divine Comedy Records)
Julie Feeney - Pages (Mittens)
Valerie Francis - Slow Dynamo (VF)
Laura Izibor - Let The Truth Be Told (Atlantic)
The Swell Season - Strict Joy (Plateau)
We're keeping our fingers crossed for And So I Watch You From Afar, and their excellent self titled debut album. Who would you like to see take the gong and the €10,000 prize money? Let us know in the comments below.
The Choice Music Prize ceremony takes place at Vicar St on March 3rd. No doubt we'll have news on which of the ten nominated acts will play live at the event. Tickets priced €27 will be on sale soon.
