Ruby Rabbit in Darlinghurst was the venue tonight for the announcement of the Australian Music Prize 2007 Shortlist. This prestigious award, worth $25,000 to the winner, is designed to reward the best Australian album of 2007. Best for musical quality, not commercial sales. A panel of twenty judges are selected from varying parts of the music industry and they trim an initial list of 190 albums down to the Shortlist of 10 announced tonight. Yumi Stynes was on hand to make the announcement and she interviewed Dave Faulkner, a judge, about the process involved. She also spoke to Adam Donovan from Augie March, who took out the prize last year with "Moo, You Bloody Choir". The initial winners of the prize were The Drones, with "Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By". Who will take about the prize for 2007. All will be revealed in March 13. Oh, New Buffalo and Bluejuice were on hand to play for the assembled throng.

AMP 2007 Shortlist

• Places Like This-Architecture In Helsinki
• Signal-Urthboy
• Devils Elbow-The Mess Hall
• Dystopia-Midnight Juggernauts
• Last Ghost Train Home-Perry Keyes
• Mirror Mirror-Dardanelles
• Morning In The Bowl Of Night-Lisa Miller
• Problems-Bluejuice
• Somewhere, Anywhere-New Buffalo
• Yes, U-Devastations

Who do you think will win? I am going for New Buffalo.
What do you think of the list? I appreciate that is quite eclectic and they have left off some big commercial successes. But, for me there are quite a few dull records here.
I would have picked some of the following-
Less Talk More Paper Scissors-The Paper Scissors
Cruel Guards-The Panics
The Submarine-Whitley