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Aug 22, 2002
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Laz’s Shortlist Nominees

Larry Mullen’s nominees for the Shortlist Music Project 2002 are up on the Shortlist website. Larry’s picked JJ72 (Larry buys Irish), Andrew W.K., Bjork, The Hives and The Doves.

The Shortlist Music Project “honours today’s most creative and adventurous albums, focusing on emerging artists rather than established hitmakers.”

Here’s the longlist. My favourites from this list, would be Felix da Housecat (eat your heart out, Fischerspooner) and The Avalanches. I’d add Cathal Coughlan’s The Sky’s Awful Blue (Von B buys Irish too, you see), The Streets’ Original Pirate Material, and Kid Loco’s Kill Your Darlings.

More on The Shortlist Music Project.
[via MeFi]

12 Comments

  • Chris August 22, 2002 at 3:33 pm

    I cast my vote RIGHT NOW for Andrew WK to open on the next U2 tour. :-D

  • Chris August 22, 2002 at 3:33 pm

    I cast my vote RIGHT NOW for Andrew WK to open on the next U2 tour. :-D

  • nothedge August 22, 2002 at 6:39 pm

    Am I the only one who doesn’t get Andrew WK? (sorry if I didn’t recognize any sarcasm present in your post chris)

  • nothedge August 22, 2002 at 6:39 pm

    Am I the only one who doesn’t get Andrew WK? (sorry if I didn’t recognize any sarcasm present in your post chris)

  • Chris August 22, 2002 at 7:45 pm

    You’re definitely not the only one, no. But there’s very little to “get” — he either excites and invigorates you, or he doesn’t. I think he’s spectacular, but I can see how his musical vocabulary turns other people off… ;-)

  • Chris August 22, 2002 at 7:45 pm

    You’re definitely not the only one, no. But there’s very little to “get” — he either excites and invigorates you, or he doesn’t. I think he’s spectacular, but I can see how his musical vocabulary turns other people off… ;-)

  • Kovax August 22, 2002 at 8:49 pm

    I vote for The Doves to open up the next tour. But I guess I have a thing for Autrailian and Canadian bands at the moment. Nice to see Larry get out of the house for a bit.

  • Kovax August 22, 2002 at 8:49 pm

    I vote for The Doves to open up the next tour. But I guess I have a thing for Autrailian and Canadian bands at the moment. Nice to see Larry get out of the house for a bit.

  • Ben August 23, 2002 at 8:54 am

    Doves are FANTASTIC. Some of the music on the new album is quite reminiscent on Unforgettable Fire / Joshua Tree era U2.

  • Ben August 23, 2002 at 8:54 am

    Doves are FANTASTIC. Some of the music on the new album is quite reminiscent on Unforgettable Fire / Joshua Tree era U2.

  • e August 23, 2002 at 11:25 am

    Can I throw in 16 Horsepower’s “Folklore”, the Dirty Three’s “Horse Stories” and Cat Power’s “Moon Pix”? Didn’t manage to get my hands on Cathal’s new one yet…

  • e August 23, 2002 at 11:25 am

    Can I throw in 16 Horsepower’s “Folklore”, the Dirty Three’s “Horse Stories” and Cat Power’s “Moon Pix”? Didn’t manage to get my hands on Cathal’s new one yet…

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