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Old 02-09-2011, 17:36
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Manics nominated for Welsh Music Prize

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Manic Street Preachers, The Joy Formidable and The Blackout are among the acts nominated for the inaugral Welsh Music Prize, which is being billed as Wales' equivalent to the Mercury Music Prize.

The prize, which has been set up by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens and music promoter John Rostron, will be awarded during SWN festival in October.

Other nominated artists for the prize include Funeral For A Friend, Gruff Rhys and Y Niwl.

The winner will be picked by a panel of 10, with neither Rostron or Stephens able to vote themselves.

The full list of nominess for the Welsh Music Prize are as follows:

Al Lewis – 'In The Wake'
Colorama – 'Box'
Funeral For A Friend – 'Welcome Home Armageddon'
Gruff Rhys – 'Hotel Shampoo'
Lleuwen – 'Tan'
Manic Street Preachers – 'Postcards From A Young Man'
Stagga – 'The Warm Air Room'
Sweet Baboo – 'I’m a Dancer/Songs About Sleepin''
The Blackout – 'Hope'
The Gentle Good – 'Tethered for the Storm'
The Joy Formidable – 'The Big Roar'
Y Niwl – 'Y Niwl'
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Old 02-09-2011, 17:39
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Tom Jones's 'Praise and Blame' album should be on the list
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Can't be like the Mercury Music Prize.... As I've actually liked quite a few of those albums on the Welsh list.
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if it's wales's equivalent of the mercury music prize then it should probably go to a new act. The manics don't need it.. they've opened libraries so its a given that they're welsh royalty
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Tom Jones's 'Praise and Blame' album should be on the list
God yes, brilliant voice and album.
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Pleased to read about this! Good to have a list worth looking at for a change. Obviously I would Postcards to get the vote but if not then definitely The Big Roar!
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Tom Jones's 'Praise and Blame' album should be on the list
Agreed.

Gruff Should win.
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Tom probably doesn't make the list because he last visited Wales in 1947
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Gruff Should win.
This. Most definitely.
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Manics don't really make welsh music, so to speak.
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manics or the joy formidable
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Manics don't really make welsh music, so to speak.
But they are from Wales which makes their output most definitely Welsh!
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Yeah, but they don't sing about wales, they don't have welsh themes, they don't sing in welsh..was more my point. Pick up an album and you wouldn't know it was from a welsh band.
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It's from a Welsh perspective. The Big Roar doesn't have anything particularly 'Welsh' about it in terms of themes etc either!
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