Wales Music Prize shortlist for 2014-15 unveiled

Catfish and the Bottlemen, Paper Aeroplanes and Joanna Gruesome are among the nominees for the Welsh Music Prize 2014-15.

The shortlist, which features 15 albums, was announced on Saturday.

Now in its fifth year, the competition, created by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens and music promoter John Rostron, aims to promote the best original music from Wales.

This year features more Welsh-language releases than ever before.

The Welsh Music Prize ceremony will be held on 26 November at Sherman Cymru in Cardiff.

Stephens said: "It's been another great year for Welsh music, with a diverse and strong list of albums making the shortlist.

"There's great songwriting, Welsh-language records, folk, electronica and world-conquering rock on the list."

Nominees

• Calan - Dinas

• Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Balcony

• Geraint Jarman - Dwyn yr Hogyn Nol

• Gwenno - Y Dydd Olaf

• H Hawkline - In the Pink Condition

• Hippies Vs Ghosts - Droogs

• Houdini Dax - Naughty Nation

• Joanna Gruesome - Peanut Butter

• Keys - Ring the Changes

• Paper Aeroplanes - Joy

• Richard James - All the New Highways

• Tender Prey - Organ Calzone

• Trwbador - Several Wolves

• Zarelli - Soft Rains

• Zefur Wolves - Zefur Wolves