The shortlist of 10 albums for the Meteor Choice Music Prize has been announced.
Those on the list for the 2011 prize are:
- 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 shortlist was selected by a panel of 11 members of the music media.
According to the organisers, the prize was established in 2005 to highlight those albums "which deserve some extra time in the spotlight and, ultimately, to select the album which best sums up the year in Irish music".
The winning album will be selected by the judging panel at a live gig at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on Thursday March 1st.