Nominees for Scottish Alternative Music Awards announced
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Now in its sixth year, the award show aims to showcase the best of Scotland’s alternative music scene. The winners will be announced at the ceremony which is set to take place on October 8th at the Glasgow Garage.
Nominees have been divided into seven categories including best newcomer, best live act and best hip hop with musicians from every corner of the country getting a nod from the SAMAs judging panel.
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Hide AdActs including Neon Waltz, We Came From Wolves and Huxtable are among those shortlisted for a gong.
Awards founder, Richy Muirhead, has revealed that the event will be hosted by a selection of special guests and will include performances by previous winners and nominees including Holy Esque and Crash Club.
Richy said: “The shortlist is extremely strong this year, with nominees from every corner of Scotland. There is a huge surge in nominations for new bands which goes to show that Scotland is forever churning out new and exciting talent.
“I’m delighted with the 42 acts who made the shortlist”, he added. “It really shows the diversity of the Scottish scene and the SAMAs will be a great platform to bring these artists to a wider audience. The show on the 8th will be a very special night for us and all involved.”
Organisers have spent this year celebrating bands from across Scotland at a number of intimate gigs, but the final decision lies in the hands of the public who will be invited to cast their votes to determine who wins on the night.
Tickets are available now for as low as £6.
See below for a full list of nominees:
BEST ROCK/ALTERNATIVE sponsored by EmuBands
Monogram
Wecamefromwolves
Catholic Action
Dear John
SchnarffSchnarff
Huxtable
BEST NEWCOMER sponsored by UWS Creative
Martha Ffion
White Baer
Man of Moon
Alphas
Bella & the Bear
Lionel
BEST HIP HOP sponsored by Splitter Scotland
Mog
Delighted Peoples
DJ Yemster & Hextasy
The Ill Collective
Bigg Taj & Speesixnine
Spring Break
BEST ELECTRONIC sponsored by Eventbrite
BDY PRTS
Sequel
Our Future Glory
Lockah
Crash Club
Clyde Rouge
BEST ACOUSTIC sponsored by CitizenM
C Duncan
The Jellyman’s Daughter
Stella Reilly
Best Girl Athlete
Sean C Kennedy
Dr Wook
BEST LIVE ACT sponsored by Bar Bloc
Errors
Ded Rabbit
Copper Lungs
Kathryn Joseph
Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5
Neon Waltz
BEST METAL sponsored by Cathouse Glasgow
Mountains Under Oceans
The Amorettes
Dividesholy Mountain
Seed of Sorrow
Blackened Ritual