The Long And Short Of It

For those that care about it the finalist for the 6th annual Shortlist Music Prize were announced today, here they are....

Band of Horses – Everything All the Time
Beirut – Gulag Orskestar
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go
Cat Power – The Greatest
Girl Talk - Night Ripper
Hot Chip - The Warning
Joanna Newsom - Ys
Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo
Tom Waits - Orphans

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the award albums are only eligible if they have not been certified gold - meaning they have not sold more the 500,000 copies in the U.S.