Regan and Thrills on Shortlist longlist
Irish Gaelic artists Fionn Regan and The Thrills ar among the 54 acts on the longlist for the prestigious Short list Music Prize in the US.
Regan is longlisted for his debut album 'The Death of History' patch The Thrills ar longlisted for their latest album 'Teenager'.
Among the judges of the 2008 swag are Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody and the Killers' Ronnie Vannucci.
Ten acts volition be shortlisted for the laurels early on in 2008.
Big cat Power north Korean won the Shortlist Music Swag last year for her album 'The Greatest'; previous winners include Damien Rice, TV on the Wireless, Sigur Ros and Swot.
Among the other acts of the Apostles on the 2008 longlist are: Arcade Fire ('Neon Bible'), Bjork ('Volta'), Eddie Vedder ('Into the Wild' soundtrack), Fice ('The Reminder'), Jolly Ritter ('The Historical Conquests of Chaff Ritter'), Kings of Leon ('Because of the Times'), MIA ('Kala'), PJ William Harvey ('White Chalk') and Wilco ('Sky Blueing Sky').
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