Coopers Amp Long-list Almost Doubles In Size

The $30,000 Coopers Amp Australian album award long-list has grown again, with another nine bands being added to the existing ten nominees for the annual prize — taking the long-list up to about half the number of acts we're accustomed to seeing come prize-giving time.

The new additions join existing nominees such as Ball Park Music, DZ Death Rays, HTRK and Chet Faker, alongside several others, with recognised acts and albums, drawn from across a wide array of genres, including Hilltop Hoods, Kate Miller-Heidke, Buried In Verona, Caitlin Park, Tom E. Lewis and more.

With 2015's line-up still taking shape, the opportunity exists for award hopefuls to submit their work to be considered for the grand prize — simply email info@australianmusicprize.com.au with the artist/band name, album title and its commercial release date. The work must have been created by an Australian artist, consist of nine or more separate tracks, and clock in with a run time of at least 33 minutes to be in the running.

PPCA will once again fund the Amp (formally the Australian Music Prize), with a panel of 15 judges (including four new recruits) utilising Spotify to do the hard yards of the big decision. 

updated coopers amp long-list

#1 Dads - About Face
Ball Park Music - Puddinghead
Bird Traps - The Colour Fields
Blank Realm - Grassed Inn
Buried In Verona - Faceless
Caitlin Park - The Sleeper
Chet Faker - Built On Glass
DZ Deathrays - Black Rat
East Brunswick All Girls Choir - Seven Drummers
Harmony - Carpetbombing
Hilltop Hoods - Walking Under Stars
HTRK - Psychic 9-5 Club
Kate Miller-Heidke - O Vertigo
REMI - Raw X Infinty
Sally Seltmann - - Hey Daydreamer
Straight Arrows - Rising
Teeth & Tongue - Grids
Tom E. Lewis - Beneath The Sun
Total Control - Typical System

previous winners

2005: The Drones – Wait Long By The River And The Bodies of You Enemies Will Float By
2006: Augie March – Moo, You Bloody Choir
2007: The Mess Hall – Devils Elbow
2008: Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours
2009: Lisa Mitchell – Wonder
2010: Cloud Control – Bliss Release
2011: The Jezabels – Prisoner
2012: Hermitude – HyperParadise
2013: Big Scary – Not Art