Choice Music Prize 2011 Shortlist

Here’s the full list of shortlisted albums for the Choice Music Prize 2011. Northern Irish three-piece Two Door Cinema Club won 2010’s prize.

And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs (My review) (Stream)

Bell X1 – Bloodless Coup

Cashier No 9 – To the Death of Fun

Lisa Hannigan – Passenger

Japanese Popstars – Controlling your Allegiance

Jape – Ocean of Frequency (Stream)

Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands – Golden Syrup (Stream)

Pugwash – Olympus Sounds

Tieranniesaur – Tieranniesaur (Stream)

We Cut Corners – Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards (Stream)

Judges:

Brian Adams (Today FM)
John Barker (98FM)
Stuart Clark (Hot Press)
Siobhan Maguire (Sunday Times)
Naomi McArdle (Harmless Noise)
Lauren Murphy (The Irish Times)
Nadine O’Regan (RTE/Phantom FM/Sunday Business Post)
Colm O’Sullivan (Red FM)
Ed Power (Irish Independent/Irish Examiner/Metro Herald)
Rigsy (BBC 1 Northern Ireland)
Penny Rose-Hart (RTE Radio 1)