Selected by a panel of 11 Irish music media professionals and industry experts The Meteor Choice Music Prize shortlist for Irish Album of the Year 2011 is comprised of some of the very best of Ireland’s musical talents. The overall winning Album of the Year will be selected by the judging panel at the Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event at The Olympia Theatre, Dublin on Thursday, March 8th 2012.
Album Of The Year 2011 - The Shortlist
The shortlist for the Meteor Choice Music Prize 2011 is:
- And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs (Richter Collective)
- Bell X1 – Bloodless Coup (Belly Up Records)
- Cashier No 9 – To The Death of Fun (Bella Union)
- Lisa Hannigan - Passenger (Hoop)
- The Japanese Popstars – Controlling Your Allegiance (EMI)
- Jape – Ocean of Frequency (Music Is For Losers)
- Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands – Golden Syrup (Osaka Records)
- Pugwash – The Olympus Sounds (EMI/1969 Records)
- Tieranniesaur – Tieranniesaur (Popical Island)
- We Cut Corners – Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards (Delphi)
The Live Event
The Meteor Choice Music Prize live event takes place on Thursday 8th March in The Olympia Theatre, Dublin. The whole event, including the announcement of the winner of the Meteor Choice Music Prize, will be broadcast live on Today FM in a special extended four-hour Paul McLoone Show.
For more details on the Meteor Choice Music Prize live event, click here.
Song Of The Year 2011
The Meteor Choice Music Prize is delighted to announce the first ever
Meteor Choice Music Prize - Irish Song of the Year Award.
This prize will be awarded to the best song of 2011 as voted for by YOU - the Irish public! To see the shortlist and find out how to vote, click
here.