Sweet Baboo, Neon Neon and Euros Childs have all been shortlisted for this year’s Welsh Music Prize.
The winner of the annual award, which is now in its third year and was originally set up Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens and promoter John Rostron, will be announced at this year’s Swn Festival in October.
Previous winners include Future of the Left and Gruff Rhys. The latter is again nominated this year as one half of Neon Neon.
John Rostron, promoter and co-founder of the prize, said: ‘We know that people from all over the world use it as a starting point to dive into new music from Wales.
‘It's wonderful that the Welsh Music Prize has begun to help acts from Wales reach new international audiences. Everyone should dip into this list and try some records that might be new to them.’
The full list of shortlisted acts for this year’s prize is:
Euros Childs - Summer Special
Fist of the First Man - Fist of the First Man
Georgia Ruth - Week of Pines
Laurence Made Me Cry - The Diary of Me
Little Arrow - Wild Wishes
Metabeats - Caviar Crackle
Neon Neon - Praxis Makes Perfect
Race Horses - Furniture
Sweet Baboo - Ships
Trwbador - Trwbador
Winter Villains - February
Zervas and Pepper - Lifebringer
Read our recent Foundation Five interview with Sweet Baboo.
The winner of the annual award, which is now in its third year and was originally set up Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens and promoter John Rostron, will be announced at this year’s Swn Festival in October.
Previous winners include Future of the Left and Gruff Rhys. The latter is again nominated this year as one half of Neon Neon.
John Rostron, promoter and co-founder of the prize, said: ‘We know that people from all over the world use it as a starting point to dive into new music from Wales.
‘It's wonderful that the Welsh Music Prize has begun to help acts from Wales reach new international audiences. Everyone should dip into this list and try some records that might be new to them.’
The full list of shortlisted acts for this year’s prize is:
Euros Childs - Summer Special
Fist of the First Man - Fist of the First Man
Georgia Ruth - Week of Pines
Laurence Made Me Cry - The Diary of Me
Little Arrow - Wild Wishes
Metabeats - Caviar Crackle
Neon Neon - Praxis Makes Perfect
Race Horses - Furniture
Sweet Baboo - Ships
Trwbador - Trwbador
Winter Villains - February
Zervas and Pepper - Lifebringer
Read our recent Foundation Five interview with Sweet Baboo.
