What’s YOUR Favorite Band!

The annual American Shortlist Prize TOP TEN finalists have been announced:
1)Arcade Fire
2)Burial
3)Feist
4)Justice
5)LCD Soundsystem
6)M.I.A.
7)Spoon
8)Stars
9)Wilco
10)Working for a Nuclear Free City

-For those that aren’t familiar with The Shortlist, this is pretty much the US version of the British Mercury Prize : the “annual award for the best album of the year from within the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland”.”

Though it’s hard for me to pick which of the bands I’D want to win the MOST.   I think my longterm alliances lie pretty firmly with LCD Soundsystem, Wilco and Arcade Fire. But there are so many others I think deserve it as well, and even more in the LONG LIST!!
Check it out! And let me know what YOUR pick for the win is!!

Here are the highlights from the Long List:

A Fine Frenzy One Cell in the Sea Hunnypot

Against Me! New Wave Rev. Moose

Animal Collective Strawberry Jam Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Arcade Fire Neon Bible Chris Douridas

Bad Religion New Maps of Hell Ronnie of the Killers

Biffy Clyro Puzzle Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Blonde Redhead 23 Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

brakesbrakesbrakes The Beatific Visions Hunnypot

Burial Untrue Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Calvin Harris I Created Disco Hunnypot

Dead Heart Bloom Chelsea Diaries Rev. Moose

Digitalism Idealism Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Dollyrots Because I’m Awesome Hunnypot

Eddie Vedder Into the Wild Soundtrack Ronnie of the Killers

Feist The Reminder Chris Douridas

Fionn Regan The End of History Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Future of the Left Curses Hunnypot

Gogol Bordello Super Taranta Rev. Moose

Grinderman Grinderman Hunnypot

Gui Boratto Chromaphobia Chris Douridas

Iron & Wine The Shepherd’s Dog Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Jesca Hoop Kismet Chris Douridas

Josh Ritter The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Juliette and the Licks Four on the Floor Rev. Moose

Justice Cross Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Keren Ann Keren Ann Chris Douridas

Kings of Leon Because of the Times Hunnypot

Klaxons Myths of the Near Future Hunnypot

LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Le Loup The Throne of the Third Heaven Rev. Moose

Les Savy Fav Let’s Stay Friends Ronnie of the Killers

M.I.A. Kala Hunnypot

Maps We Can Create Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

O’Death Head Home Rev. Moose

Of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Rev. Moose

Parts and Labor Mapmaker Rev. Moose

Peter Bjorn and John Writer’s Block Rev. Moose

PJ Harvey White Chalk Ronnie of the Killers

Puscifer V is for Vagina Ronnie of the Killers

Robert Francis One by One Chris Douridas

Robert Pollard Standard Gargoyle Decisions Ronnie of the Killers

Scout Niblett This Fool Can Die Now Ronnie of the Killers

Serj Tankian Elect the Dead Ronnie of the Killers

Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Stars In Our Bedroom After the War Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Swizz Beatz One Man Band Man Hunnypot

The Bird and the Bee The Bird and the Bee Ronnie of the Killers

The Hives Black and White Album Ronnie of the Killers

The Thrills Teenager Ronnie of the Killers

Underworld Oblivion With Bells Hunnypot

Wheat Everyday I Said a Prayer Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

Wilco Sky Blue Sky Chris Douridas

Working for a Nuclear Free City Businessmen and Ghosts Hunnypot