Tom Cooney nominated for AMP

Brisbane balladeer Tom Cooney has made the shortlist for the 2008 Australian Music Prize for his debut album Presque Vu. You can hear tracks from the album at his myspace.

The full shortlist is:
Apocalypso – The Presets
Beaches – Beaches
Havilah – The Drones
In Ghost Colours – Cut Copy
Jungle Blues – CW Stoneking
Love Is Gone – Jack Ladder
Presque Vu – Tom Cooney
Primary Colours – Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Sympathy For the New World – Ross McLennan

The Australian Music Prize for 2008 will be awarded on 13th March.

Tom is currently living in Ireland and is working on new material.

Giulia from Presque Vue