The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award has announced the twenty belting albums that have made it the 2022 Longlist, each now in the running for the SAY Award title and £20,000 first prize. The winner will be announced at The SAY Award 2022 Ceremony at Stirling’s Albert Halls on Thursday 20th October. Selected from a staggering 369 records, this year’s longlist showcases one of the most diverse genre spreads in the eleven years of the award; exhibiting Scotland’s eclectic musical landscape and the range of subcultures and artistic styles that dwell within it.
The announcement comes as 2022’s host city, Stirling, celebrates with a free exhibition taking place at The Tolbooth. The exhibition will provide a focal point for celebrating the records in the run up to the ceremony, as no matter the winner, they all deserve their fair share of the limelight.
In alphabetical order, The SAY Award Longlist for 2022 is as follows:
AiiTee – ‘Better Days’
Andrew Wasylyk – ‘Balgay Hill: Morning In Magnolia’
Annie Booth – ‘Lazybody’
Bemz – ‘M4’
C Duncan – ‘Alluvium’
Callum Easter – ‘System’
Constant Follower – ‘Neither Is, Nor Ever Was’
Declan Welsh and the Decadent West – ‘It’s Been A Year’
Duncan Lyall – ‘Milestone’
Fergus McCreadie – ‘Forest Floor’
Hamish Hawk – ‘Heavy Elevator’
Hen Hoose – ‘Equaliser’
Kathryn Joseph – ‘For You Who Are The Wronged’
Kobi Onyame – ‘Don’t Drink The Poison’
The Ninth Wave – ‘Heavy Like a Headache’
Niteworks – ‘A’Ghrian’
Proc Fiskal – ‘Siren Spine Sysex’
Rebecca Vasmant – ‘With Love, From Glasgow’
Seonaid Aitken Ensemble – ‘Chasing Sakura’
Walt Disco – ‘Unlearning’
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