The Tongue, Kirin J Callinan, PVT Join $30,000 Amp Longlist

Seven albums – including those from The Tongue and Kirin J. Callinan – have been added to the long-list for the $30,000 Coopers Amp this year, with PPCA confirming they'll fund the prestigious music award once again.

The awards' judges have been filtering through this year's entries and have also given albums from Jen Cloher, PVT, Beaches, Standish/Carlyon and The Delta Riggs the green light for the next round.

With PPCA returning as the principal partner of the award, Spotify have also com on board as a major industry partner.

PPCA CEO Dan Rosen said they were “delighted” to sponsor the prize again, “a prize that is close to our hearts, having been a principle partner since day one.”

The new long-listed albums include:

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

They join the previously announced:

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

Last year 322 albums were submitted to The Amp (71 were longlisted) and they'll be accepting submissions until 5pm Friday 1 November. The 2013 winner will be announced March 2014.

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

Any Australian album (minimum of 50 percent of the artists producing the music must be from Australia) with nine or more tracks or over 33.3 minutes of music and released for a minimum of 20 consecutive days during 2013 is eligible. CD copies should be sent to The 9th Coopers Amp, D-Star Digital, Level 2, 233-235 Bulwara Road, Ultimo, NSW, 2007. Album details – including tracklisitng – should be sent to info@thecoopersamp.com.au.