Tolv nordiske artister var nominert til prisen som ble delt ut i går under by:Larm. Årets seremoni ble ledet av HKH Kronprins Haakon Magnus.

Dette er juryens begrunnelse:

“The winner is a fascinating artist that divides people – including this year’s international jury. Nevertheless, their album stood out in what was a fascinating year for the prize. All the judges were impressed by the adventurousness of the shortlisted albums, which shows once again how cutting-edge and diverse the contemporary Scandinavian music scene is. For those who loved it, the winning album was an incredibly strong piece of work – engrossing, atmospheric, challenging and thought-provoking. The artist who made it is endlessly inventive, and a brilliant example of how the Scandinavian underground can make statements in music which can powerfully connect and cut through.”



De tolv nominerte:

Danmark:
CTM: Suite for a Young Girl (Tambourhinoceros)
Bisse: Højlandet (Showbisse Inc)
Værket: Jealousy Hits (Escho)

Island
Jóhann Jóhannsson: Arrival OST (Deutsche Grammophon)
Skúli Sverrison, Hilmar Jensson, Arve Henriksen: Saumur (Mengi)

Finland
Oranssi Pazuzu: Värähtelijä (Svart Records)
The Hearing: Adrian (Solina Records)
Mikko Joensuu: Amen 2 (Svart Records)

Norge
Jenny Hval: Blood Bitch (Sacred Bones)
Nosizwe: In Fragments (So Real International)

Sverige
Kornel Kovacs: The Bells (Studio Barnhus)
Cherrie: Sherihan (RMH Sound)

De 12 albumene har blitt valgt ut av en jury bestående av musikkeksperter og journalister fra de fem nordiske landene: Audun Vinger (Norge), Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen (Island), Niklas Elmér (Sverige), Ralf Christensen (Danmark) and Ilkka Mattila (Finland).

Vinneren vil bli valgt ut av en internasjonal jury bestående av Jude Rodgers (The Guardian), Stuart Maconie (BBC), Laurence Bell (Domino Records), Jonathan Galkin (DFA Records) og Jeannette Lee (Rough Trade).