Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have actually launched ‘Wild God’ on Aug. 30. Megan Cullen 
Albums by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Amyl and The Sniffers, Dirty Three and Hiatus Kaiyote are amongst the finalists for the 20th yearly Australian Music Prize, introduced Thursday, Nov. 14.
The 2024 shortlist attributes 9 cds picked from a swimming pool of 600, and chosen below a total amount of 46 chosen documents launched throughout the previous year by Australian artists.
This year’s listing sees experienced entertainers such as Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds making the listing many thanks to their 18th cd Wild God. In the two-decade background of the reward, Cave has actually been chosen 4 times, consisting of for 2016’s Skeleton Tree, 2019’s Ghosteen, and his 2021 cooperation with Warren Ellis, Carnage.
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Punk clothing Amyl and The Sniffers make one more look on the shortlist, with 3rd cd Cartoon Darkness giving them their 3rd election to day. Meanwhile, Melbourne neo-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote are chosen for Love Heart Cheat Code, their 2nd election after 2021’s Mood Valiant.
First-timers such as Grace Cummings and Rowena Wise additionally make the listing many thanks to their Ramona and Senseless Acts of Beauty documents, specifically. Australia’s First Nations area are acknowledged using Walmatjarri Elder Kankawa Nagarra’s Wirlmarni and Dobby’s Warrangu; River Story.
Two of the shortlisted cds from this year’s listing are additionally up for ARIA Awards later on this month, consisting of Dobby’s document, which remains in opinion for Best World Music Album, and Audrey Powne’s From the Fire, which remains in the competing Best Jazz Album.
Spearheaded by owner and reward supervisor Scott Murphy, previous AMP receivers consist of Sampa the Great (two times), the Avalanches, Courtney Barnett, the late Gurrumul, King Stingray, and newest champs RVG.
“On behalf of The AMP, SoundMerch, our industry partners – and the Aussie music industry as a whole, I sincerely thank our judges for their donation of time, expertise – and passion!” claimed Murphy. “It’s no easy task reviewing over 600 albums and choosing to highlight just 9.”
The winning cd will certainly be introduced at an occasion held at APRA AMCOS on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The winning musician will certainly take home a A$50,000 ($32,000) prize money, thanks to heading enroller SoundMerch.
“Thank you to everyone for their support. It means a great deal to us to be recognised by AMP,” Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds claimed in a declaration.
“We are grateful to be shortlisted for this prize,” resembled Amyl and The Sniffers’ Dec Mehrtens. “Australian music is dear to our hearts, and we are incredibly proud to be able to create and perform the music we make.”
2024 AMP shortlist:
Audrey Powne – From the Fire
Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
Dobby – Warrangu; River Story
Grace Cummings – Ramona
Hiatus Kaiyote – Love Heart Cheat Code
Kankawa Nagarra – Wirlmarni
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild God
Rowena Wise – Senseless Acts of Beauty
Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything
