GLASGOW bands Mogwai and Franz Ferdinand have been shortlisted as two of the best Scottish albums of the year.
The bands join previous winners Young Fathers on the Scottish Album of the Year shortlist.
The nominees were revealed at a special BBC Radio Scotland Quay Session hosted by Roddy Hart.
The live show and broadcast included previews of new material from pop-duo Sacred Paws whose debut album, ‘Strike a Match’, won the coveted SAY Award in 2017.
The 72-hour voting window, which closed at midnight on Wednesday, saw a record number of Public Votes being cast by engaged music fans, all hoping to secure their favourite Longlisted album a place on the 2018 SAY Award Shortlist. The winner of the Public Vote was Franz Ferdinand for ‘Always Ascending’.
Paul Thomson of Franz Ferdinand said: “This year has been a particularly good one for music coming out of Scotland and the SAY Award longlist and shortlist reflects that. We’re delighted to be up there with the hard hitters.”
Each Shortlisted album has automatically won a guaranteed £1,000 prize, with the winning album (decided on the night of the Ceremony) being awarded £20,000.
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