LWM AWARDS 2018 – THE SHORTLIST


LWM AWARDS 2018 – THE SHORTLIST

Right folks, 2018 is coming to an end, Brexit hasn’t happened yet, and Trump is still alive so it’s a mixed bag to say the least. One thing you can rely on, however, is that this world continues to produce talented, innovative and intriguing musicians which I bring as many of as possible to your attention via this humble blog. At the end of the year, it’s always a good time to look back on the best of the last 12 months so here we go. Same rules as always – they must have been featured on Listen With Monger to be in contention and nobody can win the same category twice, just to keep things spicy. So, here goes, the shortlist for 2018 is…

Best Band (UK) 2018 Shortlist:
The Joy Formidable

BLACK FUTURES 
FERRIS & SYLVESTER 
TURBOWOLF 
IDLES
THE JOY FORMIDABLE
HENGE 
BEACH RIOT 

2017 Winner - Rews

2016 Winner – Narcs / Berries
2015 Winner - Allusondrugs

Best Band (South West) 2018 Shortlist:

THE VELVET HANDS
PATTERN PUSHER 
VELVET & STONE
ECHO TOWN 
WISH HOUNDS 
REIGNING DAYS
HYPOPHORA

2017 Winner – The Malthusian Trap
2016 Winner – Wildwood Kin
2015 Winner – Lost Dawn / Sound of the Sirens

Best Band (International) 2018 Shortlist:

X AMBASSADORS
THE NECTARS  
MONSTER TRUCK  
LION BABE  
FONTAINES D.C. 
CHARLY BLISS

2017 Winner – Parekh & Singh (India)
2016 Winner – The Watanabes (Japan)
2015 Winner – Failure Machine (USA)

Best Solo Male (UK) 2018
Kyle Falconer

KYLE FALCONER 
JOSHUA KYEOT 
KIKO BUN 
MULCH AIKENS 
MICHAEL JABLONKA

2017 Winner – Jamie Lenman
2016 Winner – Jake Morley
2015 Winner – Cosmo Sheldrake

Best Solo Male (South West) 2018 Shortlist:

JAMIE YOST 
MATTHEW GORDON PRICE 
FROZEN HOUSES 
CHAY SNOWDON 
PAUL ARMER

2017 Winner – Gozer Goodspeed/Martyn Crocker

Best Solo Male (International) 2018 Shortlist:

FANTASTIC NEGRITO
TOR MILLER
SIMON LYNGE
TIMOTHY MONGER 
SPENCER KILPATRICK

2017 Winner – Noah Gundersen (USA)

Best Solo Female (UK) 2018 Shortlist:

HANNAH RODRIGUEZ 
PIP HALL 
GEORGIA FEARN 
SHE MAKES WAR 
JONES 
KATY HURT 
SEAKER

2017 Winner – Poppy Ackroyd
2016 Winner – Joanna Cooke / Lulu James
2015 Winner – Malka

Best Solo Female (South West) 2018 Shortlist:
Jess McCallister

ROZ BIRCH
SADIE HORLER
JESS MCCALLISTER
CHARLIE LOUISE 
JOANNA COOKE
TALITHA RISE

2017 Winner – Rosie the Crow

Best Solo Female (International) 2018 Shortlist:

GRACE INSPACE
AH! KOSMOS
DYLYN 
ANGIE
LUCY MASON
MALMO
CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG

2017 Winner – Deqn Sue (USA)

Best Single 2018 Shortlist:

X AMBASSADORS ‘JOYFUL’
FOR ESME ‘DOUBTMOUTH’ 
JAMIE YOST ‘STAY’ 
MICHAEL JABLONKA  ‘FLUMP’ 
LIBRALIBRA ‘TONGUES’ 
ESTRONS ‘BODY’ 
THE MAPLE STATE ‘WINNER’ 
GRACE INSPACE ‘WATERSOURCE’

2017 Winner – She Makes War ‘I Want My Country Back’ / Moses ‘King Size’
2016 Winner – Mowbeck ‘Vaseline’ / Childcare ‘Cinema Club’
2015 Winner – Azu Yeche ‘Lagos’

Best EP 2018 Shortlist:

MATTHEW GORDON PRICE ‘RIVALRY EP’ 
SADIE HORLER ‘SOLIVAGANT EP’ 
JONES ‘NEW YORK EP’ 
GOZER GOODSPEED ‘IMPOSSIBLE TO PICK UP EP’ 
GRACE INSPACE ‘LAZY GRACE’S APOCALYPTIC KITCHEN VOL. 1’

2017 Winner – Mux ‘Can You See Who? EP’
2016 Winner – Joanna Cooke ‘Wound Up EP’ / Bare Hunter ‘Dry Rot EP’
2015 Winner – Alex Gregory ‘Critical Perfection EP’


Best Album 2018 Shortlist:

THE JOY FORMIDABLE ‘AAARTH’ 
TIMOTHY MONGER ‘AMBER LANTERN’ 
REIGNING DAYS ‘ECLIPSE’ 
TURBOWOLF ‘THE FREE LIFE’ 
GEORGIA FEARN ‘PERFECT ON PAPER’ 
THE NECTARS ‘SCI-FI TELEVISION’ 
MONSTER TRUCK ‘TRUE ROCKERS’ 
SIMON LYNGE ‘DEEP DEEP SNOW’ 
HENGE ‘ ATTENTION! EARTH’
TANKUS THE HENGE ‘I CRAVE AFFECTION BABY, BUT NOT WHEN I DRIVE'

2017 Winner – Noah Gundersen ‘White Noise’ / Rews ‘Pyro’
2016 Winner – Narcs ‘A Thinking Animal’ / Jake Morley ‘The Manual
2015 Winner – Lost Dawn / Malka


Best Video 2018 Shortlist:

KWASSA ‘MOON WALKING’ 
X Ambassadors
X AMBASSADORS ‘JOYFUL’ 
JOEL BAKER ‘RUPI KAUR’ 
LIBRALIBRA ‘TONGUES’ 
ESTRONS ‘BODY’ 
CALVA LOUISE – ‘TUG OF WAR’ 
THE MAPLE STATE – ‘WINNER’

2017 Winner – Vei ‘Rolling On You Romeo’
2016 Winner – Michelle O Faith ‘Lemonade’
2015 Winner – Husky ‘I’m Not Coming Back’


Best Live Show 2018 Shortlist:

JAMIE YOST + GUESTS @ THE BARCICAN THEATRE, PLYMOUTH 
ONE DAY FEST II @ THE INN ON THE SHORE, DOWNDERRY  
THEA GILMORE @ THE PHOENIX, EXETER 
LOOE SAVES THE DAY FESTIVAL, LOOE

2017 Winner – Wildwood Kin @ The Brook Inn, Plymouth
2016 Winner – Blogtober 2016 feat. Berries / Pattern Pusher / Seaker / Jamie Yost / Rosa Belle
2015 Winner – Tankus the Henge @ Looe Music Festival


Best Band Name 2018 Shortlist:

CANDY AMBULANCE 
HAVE YOU SEEN THE JANE FONDA AEROBIC VHS? 
PATAWAWA 
SHE MAKES WAR 
BANG BANG ROMEO 
YOU’RE F!RED 
SWEDISH DEATH CANDY 
PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS

2017 Winner – Playboy Manbaby
2016 Winner – Yes Babez! / Taco Hell / Queen of Jeans
2015 Winner – Get Inuit / Rangleklods


Best Debut 2018 Shortlist:

PARLIAMO‘WEEKEND’ 
GEORGIA FEARN ‘PERFECT ON PAPER’ 
CHARLIE LOUISE ‘I’M NOT LIKE YOU EP’ 
<TRACK NOT FOUND> ‘EP’ 
SUN SILVA ‘BLUE LIGHT’ 
TALITHA RISE ‘AN ABANDONED ORCHID HOUSE’

2017 Winner – Black Futures ‘Karma, Ya Dig?’
2016 Winner – Berries ‘Siren’
2015 Winner – Vanessa Forero ‘Heaven Knows’


Best Year 2018 Shortlist:

FERRIS & SYLVESTER 
Ferris & Sylvester
BLACK FUTURES 
IDLES
SISTERAY 
PATAWAWA 
VELVET HANDS 
BANG BANG ROMEO

2017 Winner - Cassels
2016 Winner – Wildwood Kin
2015 Winner – Sound of the Sirens


Best PR 2018

LOST IN THE MANOR PR 
9PR 
FINE COMPANY 
SUPER CAT PR 
PRESCRIPTION PR 
HER PR

2017 Winner – Cannonball PR
2016 Winner – Wilful Publicity
2015 Winner – Hannah Gould Music PR


Best Label 2018

MARSHALL RECORDS
MY LITTLE EMPIRE RECORDS
INTEGRITY RECORDS 
VALLANCE RECORDS
INTEGRITY RECORDS

2017 Winner – Cooking Vinyl
2016 Winner – Superfan 99
2015 Winner – Clue Records

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