Regan and Thrills on Shortlist longlist
Irish people artists Fionn Regan and The Thrills are among the 54 acts of the Apostles on the longlist for the prestigious Shortlist Music Prize in the US.
Regan is longlisted for his debut album 'The Goal of History' patch The Thrills ar longlisted for their latest record album 'Teenager'.
Among the book of Judges of the 2008 dirty money are Snowfall Patrol's Gary Lightbody and the Killers' Ronnie Vannucci.
Ten acts of the Apostles will be shortlisted for the award early in 2008.
Caterpillar Great power won the Shortlist Music Booty last twelvemonth for her album 'The Greatest'; previous winners include Damien Sir Tim Rice, TV on the Radio set, Sigur Ros and Nerd.
Among the other acts on the 2008 longlist are: Arcade Fire ('Neon Bible'), Bjork ('Volta'), Eddie Vedder ('Into the Wild' soundtrack), Feist ('The Reminder'), Josh Ritter ('The Historical Conquests of Jolly Ritter'), Kings of Leon ('Because of the Times'), MIA ('Kala'), PJ William Harvey ('White Chalk') and Wilco ('Sky Blueness Sky').
