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Horrorshow, Dick Diver Join $30,000 Amp Longlist

Six new albums added to 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

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