Horrorshow, Dick Diver Join $30,000 Amp Longlist

Horrorshow, Dick Diver, Pikelet and more have found themselves in the running for the illustrious The Coopers Amp prize after being added to the $30,000 prize's shortlist.

With entries closing 5pm Friday 1 November, the latest six names added include:

Brighter Later – The Wolves
Sam Buckingham – I'm A Bird
Luke Howard – Sun, Cloud
Pikelet – Calluses
Horrowshow – King Amongst Many
Dick Diver – Calendar Days

They join the longlist that includes:

The Tongue – Surrender To Victory
The Delta Riggs – Hex Lover Killer
Standish/Carlyon – Deleted Scenes
PVT – Homosapien
Jen Cloher – In Blood Memory
Beaches – She Beats
Kirin J. Callinan – Embracism
The Drones – I See Seaweed
Bob Evans – Familiar Stranger
Abbe May – Kiss My Apocalypse
Big Scary – Not Art
Dialectrix – The Cold Light Of Day
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away

Entries close Friday 1 November at 5pm. Head here for details on how to submit an album. The judging panel was finalised earlier this month.

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