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The Enemy Scoop Xfm New Music Award

added 16 January 2008 at 10.41

The Enemy beat off stiff competition from some of the best new talent to have emerged in the last 12 months to stand victorious as purveyors of the Best British Debut Album Of 2007 with 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'.

See the moment The Enemy were crowned winners of Xfm's New Music Award

Hosted by The Enemy's best mate Alex Zane, the Xfm New Music Awards were held at Camden's KOKO venue and saw live performances from nominees The Wombats, The View, The Twang, The Maccabees, Frank Turner and Air Traffic.

To see all the pictures from the New Music Awards click here

Xfm DJs and judges John Kennedy and Jim Gellatly caught up with The Enemy after the announcement.

Listen to The Enemy interview here

The awards panel included representatives from all four Xfm stations - John Kennedy (X-posure in London, Manchester and South Wales), Clint Boon from Xfm Manchester, Jim Gellatly from Xfm Scotland and Colin Francies from Xfm South Wales along with a mixture of musicians, producers and journalists including Maximo Park's Paul Smith, Manic Street Preacher's Nicky Wire, Stone Roses' producer John Leckie and editor of NME Conor McNicholas.

Steve Harris caught up with each of the nominees on the night. Check out what they had to say here:

• Air Traffic 'Fractured Life' [Listen to the Interview]
• The Enemy 'We'll Live and Die In These Towns' 
• Frank Turner 'Sleep Is For The Week'  [Listen to the Interview]
• Kate Nash 'Made Of Bricks'
• Klaxons 'Myths Of The Near Future' [Listen to the Interview]
• The Maccabees 'Colour It In' [Listen to the Interview]
• The Pigeon Detectives 'Wait For Me' [Listen to the Interview]
• The Twang 'Love It When I Feel Like This' [Listen to the Interview]
• The View 'Hats Off To The Buskers' [Listen to the Interview]
• The Wombats 'Proudly Present... A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation' [Listen to the Interview]

You can listen to live Xfm sessions from many of the nominees along with loads of other fantastic bands on Xfm's Debut Sessions CD which is out now (find out more).

 

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1. how the twangs album nerver won that award i'll never no!! ther aint a bad track on ther album i've had it since june and stil cnt stop listining to it !!!amazn better things to come this year i hope good on use lads!!!see u on the 26th feb at edinburgh uni!!!

   Posted by ivor on 23/01/2008 01:33:03 | report abuse

2. Personally I love The Enemy's album, it was always my favourite to win. But I would have been equally happy to see the brilliant Fractured Life scoop the prize.
   
   2008 winners? Look out for White Sunday!
   
   www.winstonszen.blogspot.com

   Posted by Winston on 21/01/2008 13:17:12 | report abuse

3. The Enemy's album is crap.
   
   'We'll Live and Die in These Towns'... how working class can *you* get. No one will do it better than Pulp and Arctic Monkeys. theamatically it's a weak album that's been done time and time again.
   
   It's especially worst when they make alot of derogatory remarks in their music about women and such. Lyrically - it's an offensive album just offering not much more than annoying anecdotes.
   
   Drums, Bass, Guitar, annoying male vocalist. Generic ingredients, wouldn't you agree? Musically, it's a weak, boring album which offers nothing more than most albums out there.
   
   How anyone could dare call it atleast a decent album I shall never know...
   
   Especially when bands like Air Traffic were on the list... shame.

   Posted by Jack on 19/01/2008 14:51:12 | report abuse

4. Air Traffic's album is amazing. Should have won easily. But they seem to keep a lower profile than some of the others nominated. They will be the biggest band out of the bands nominated. Good list though.

   Posted by mark on 18/01/2008 20:04:43 | report abuse

5. I don't think the Enemy deserved it, there were some way better albums in the ten nominees.
   I was routing for Air Traffic to win, definately the best new album of last year, I haven't stopped listening to it since it came out back in july.
   I was happy to hear some booing in the crowd when they announced the Enemy as the winners!

   Posted by Ali on 18/01/2008 18:55:56 | report abuse

6. anyone got audio from this

   Posted by Kate on 18/01/2008 09:41:57 | report abuse

7. Free drinks all night. 5 great bands. What is not to like !

   Posted by TheLigger on 18/01/2008 01:14:39 | report abuse

8. Air Traffic should have won. They were fantastic live.

   Posted by Holly on 17/01/2008 20:39:33 | report abuse

9. Who are these guys? Wait for The 925s debut album, I've had a sneak preview and it's f**kin awesome.

   Posted by Terry on 17/01/2008 18:11:22 | report abuse

10. Air Traffic should've won, complete shame that they didn't.

    Posted by Linda on 17/01/2008 17:05:02 | report abuse