Já saiu a lista de nomeados para melhor disco independente europeu de 2017

Estão nomeados 22 álbuns de 19 países diferentes para na 8ª edição do IMPALA European Album of the Year Award.

De entre os nomeados estão nomes mais conhecimos, como o vencedor do prémio IMPALA Album of the Year Award, The xx. Mas também nomes mais recentes, tais como o duo alemão Guur e a artista portuguesa a solo, Surma, com o álbum Antwerpen.

Esta última, foi a escolha dos associados AMAEI, que, todos os anos, elegem o melhor disco independente.

Helen Smith, Presidente Executivo da IMPALA, comenta: “This is a great shortlist from all over Europe including the Balkans from where we are just coming back after taking part in MENT Ljubljana festival. There is a good mix of new artists and more established acts. It will be a very tight vote.”

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A votação está a decorrer e o vencedor será anunciado em Março.

Os nomeados são:

• ALDOUS HARDING – Party (4AD)
• ANDRÉ HAZES – Wijzer (8Ball Music)
• CEZINANDO – Noen ganger og andre (111KLUBB)
• CHUI I JAZZ ORKESTAR HRT – Chui Ovu Glazbu (Dancing Bear)
• COEZ – Faccio un casino (Coez / Undamento)
• D/TROIT – Soul Sound System (Crunchy Frog)
• FEVER RAY – Plunge (Rabid Records)
• GURR – In My Head (Duchess Box Records)
• HANGSZERSIMOGATO – Varazslasok (Egyseg Media)
• IBEYI – Ash (XL Recordings)
• KAUKOLAMPI – 1 (Svart Records)
• KING KRULE – The Ooz (XL Recordings)
• LAURA MARLING – Semper Femina (More Alarming Records)
• LONEY DEAR – Loney Dear (Real World Records)
• MARKO LOUIS – Beskraj (Lampshade Media)
• MILLIONAIRE – Sciencing (Unday Records / N.E.W.S.)
• ORELSAN – La fête est finie (7th Magnitude / 3^ème Bureau / Wagram Music)
• ŠIROM – I Can Be A Clay Snapper (Tak:til)
• SUPER BESSE – La Nuit* (I Love You Records)
• SURMA – Antwerpen (Omnichord Records)
• THE XX – I See You (Young Turks)
• XOEL LOPEZ – Sueños y Pan (Esmerarte / Altafonte

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About the Independent Album of the Year Award

The “European Independent Album of The Year” award was launched in 2011, together with the annual “Outstanding Contribution to European Music” award, to mark the 10th anniversary of IMPALA. This award showcases the breadth and diversity of independent talent across Europe. The winner is selected on the basis of completely open criteria from a shortlist compiling national and non-national album nominations from territories across Europe put forward for their musical, artistic or other exceptional quality. Nominated albums were required to have been released on a European independent label between January and December 2017. Previous winners of the Award are Agnes Obel, José Gonzalez, Caribou, Guadalupe Plata, The xx, Adele and Efterklang.

About IMPALA

IMPALA was established in April 2000 to represent independent music companies. 99% of Europe’s music companies are SMEs. Known as the “independents”, they are world leaders in terms of innovation and discovering new music and artists – they produce more than 80% of all new releases. SME’s also produce 80% of Europe’s jobs. IMPALA has its own award schemes to help promote cultural diversity and new talent and highlight the artistic contribution of independent music.