Neptune Awards 2020 - Long List Nominations/Discussion

My 5:
Keeley Forsyth - Debris
Aoife Nessa Frances - Land Of No Junction
Sault - Untitled (Black Is)
Happyness - Floatr
Nadine Shah - Kitchen Sink

Bonus:

Adrian Lane - Indigo And Sault Peter
Darren Hayman - Home Time
Jarv Is - Beyond The Pale
A.A. Williams - Forever Blue

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Katie Gately - Loom
Sault - Black Is
Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA
The Orielles - Disco Volador
Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend

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The St. Pierre Snake Invasion - Caprice Enchante

Another vote for Any Human Friend from me.

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Seconding Sarathy Korwar
Rapt by Rapt

can’t think of much from the uk i’ve liked

Craven Vaults - Erratics & Unconformities
Daniel Avery - Love & Light
Blanck Mass - Animated Violence Mild
Ghosthalo - Chemical Rain
FKA Twiggs - Magdalene

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In fact, it should be renamed the Hackman Awards, and only Any Human Friend by Marika Hackman can be nominated.

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Loom’s a great album. Isn’t Katie Gately American though?

Errrrr yes, whoops!

I’m planning to do this next week. Wanted to listen to some of the contenders first.

I always try to compile a list that pushes things that maybe didn’t get any attention as the whole point of any of these awards is to help people discover music.

First draft ideas

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It felt like the right thing to do.

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I gave this record a listen off the back of people discussing it as a mercury contender and am a bit confused. Like, I get that it’s “experimental” but also seems a bit Enter Shikari… which maybe isn’t a bad thing for some people. Going to spend some more time with it to try to get my head around why people are so into it.

  1. Girl Band - The Talkies
  2. Pigsx7 - Viscerals
  3. Headie One - Music x Road
  4. Daniel Avery - Love + Light
  5. Baxter Dury - Night Chancers

Would have nominated FKA Twigs but she will get enough votes anyway

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Girl Band - The Talkies
Beatrice Dillon - Workaround
FKA Twigs - Magdalene
Floating Points - Crush

Lots to listen to ITT so will leave a fifth spot open

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Sorry - 925

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Not knocking your decision. It was a great choice.

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Katie Gately - Loom
Craven Faults - Erratics & Uncomformities
Happyness - Floatr
Mogwai - ZeroZeroZero
Devonte Hynes - Queen & Slim

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AA Williams - Forever Blue
Hilary Woods - Birthmarks
Plone - Puzzlewood
Richard Davies & the Dissidents - Human Traffic
Jerkcurb - Air Con Eden

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I’m clearly bad at listening to UK artists, so many of these I haven’t even dipped into yet

Happyness - Floatr
Islet - Eyelet
Junk Drawer - Ready for the House
Savage Mansion - Weird Country
Bat for Lashes - Lost Girls

tbh the last Charli XCX album is better than all those/is the best British album in the last few years - not voting for it obvs as she already got a nom, but call it a moral winner

Girl Band
Richard Dawson
FKA Twigs
The Murder Capital
St. Pierre Snake Invasion

Bonus noms:
Field Music
Nadine Shah