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Vote For The Xfm New Music Award 2009

added 09 January 2009 at 14.59

Find out who's entered this year's Award and how you can vote for the final shortlist of ten...

Xfm DJs, label bosses, pluggers and industry types have all put forward their favourite UK Debut Album, released betwen January 1 and December 31 2008 and the full list is below.

All you have to do is choose your favourite THREE albums from the "longlist". The album you pick as your favourite will be awarded three points. The second favourite will get two points and the third favourite will bag one point. Once all the points are collated, we'll whittle them down to ten contenders. Then it's up to a panel of Xfm and industry experts to decide on who'll win the coveted Xfm New Music Award 2009.
 
Here's the full list of eligible albums for the Xfm New Music Award 2009:

A Silent Film - 'The City That Sleeps' (Xtra Mile)
Adele - '19' (XL)
Cajun Dance Party - 'The Colourful Life' (XL)
Cats In Paris - 'Courtcase 2000' (Akoustik Anarkhy)
Cazals - 'What Of Our Future' (Kitsune)
Chase And Status - 'More Than A Lot' (Ram)
The Courteeners - 'St Jude' (Polydor)
Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip - 'Angles' (Sunday Best)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - 'You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into' (Virgin)
Eugene McGuinness - 'Eugene McGuinness' (Domino)
Exit Ten - 'Remember The Day' (Pinnacle)
Johnny Flynn And The Sussex Wit - 'A Larum' (Mercury)
Foals - 'Antidotes' (Transgressive)
Friendly Fires - 'Friendly Fires' (XL)
Fuck Buttons  -'Street Horrrsing' (ATP)
Glasvegas - 'Glasvegas' (Columbia)
Imperial Leisure - 'The Art Of Saying Nothing' (Steamroller)
I Was A Cub Scout - 'I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope'  (XL)
Japanese Popstars - 'We Just Are!' (Gung Ho!)
Kids In Glass Houses - 'Smart Casual' (Roadrunner)
Kitty Daisy and Lewis - 'Kitty Daisy and Lewis' (Sunday Best)
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age Of The Understatement' (Domino)
Late Of The Pier - 'Fantasy Black Channel' (Parlophone)
Lightspeed Champion - 'Falling Off The Lavender Bridge' (Domino)
Lord Skywave - 'Lord Skywave' (Republic Of Music)
Los Campesinos! - 'Hold On Youngster' (Wichita)
Laura Marling - 'Alas, I Cannot Swim' (Virgin)
Monkey - 'Journey To The West' (XL)
Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style' (Lex)
Nigel of Bermondsey - 'Nigel of Bermondsey' (Puremint)
Noah And The Whale - 'Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down' (Mercury)
The Old Romantic Killer Band -'The Swan With Two Necks' (Bad Sneakers)
One Night Only - 'Started A Fire' (Mercury)
Pete And The Pirates - 'Little Death' (Stolen)
Royal Treatment Plant - 'Hope Is Not Enough' (Black Light Music)
Royworld - 'Man In The Machine' (Virgin)
Slaves To Gravity - 'Scatter The Crow' (Pebble Beach)
The Sugars - 'The Curse Of The Sugars' (Bad Sneakers)
Swound! - 'Hello Future, Our Name Is Swound!' (Stressed Sumo)
Thomas Tantrum - 'Thomas Tantrum' (Sindy Stroker's Records)
The Ting Tings - 'We Started Nothing' (Columbia)
These New Puritans - 'Beat Pyramid' (Angular)
The Travelling Band - 'Under The Pavement' (Sideways Salon)
To The Bones - 'Duke Type A' (Cargo)
Wet Dog - 'Enterprise Reversal' (Angular)
The Whip - 'X Marks Destination'  (Southern Fried)
Wild Beasts - 'Limbo Panto' (Domino)
You Me At Six - 'Take Off Your Colours' (Slam Dunk)
James Yuill - 'Turning Down Water For Air' (moshi moshi)

Vote now! The shortlist of the final ten will be announced on Xfm on Monday January 26. The ultimate winner will be announced on February 3.

Remember, you can only vote for albums on this list, duplicate entries will be discarded and if you vote for the same act three times, we'll only count your first vote. Voting closes at midday (GMT) on Friday January 23. Full rules are here.

THE VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED

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