The Xfm New Music Award 2008
In a hotly debated contest involving blood, sweat and raised voices, The Enemy emerged as the winners of the inaugural Xfm New Music Awards.
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'.
Watch the moment The Enemy were crowned winners of Xfm's New Music AwardHosted 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, and Stone Roses' producer John Leckie.
Steve Harris caught up with each of the nominees on the night. Check out what they had to say here:
Air Traffic 'Fractured Life'
The Enemy 'We'll Live and Die In These Towns'
Frank Turner 'Sleep Is For The Week'
Kate Nash 'Made Of Bricks'
Klaxons 'Myths Of The Near Future'
The Maccabees 'Colour It In'
The Pigeon Detectives 'Wait For Me'
The Twang 'Love It When I Feel Like This'
The View 'Hats Off To The Buskers'
The Wombats 'Proudly Present... A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation'
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