WAM Announce Their Song Of The Year Nominees For 2018/19

WA's premier songwriting competition has just delivered another incredible list of nominees for the 2018/19 WAM Song of the Year Awards.
Leading the nominations are Ben Matthews, Camarano, Farraday's Cage, Flewnt, Jamilla, Pat Chow and The Hunting Birds, with two nominations each. Other nominated acts include The Skelton Collective, Riley Pearce, Simone and Girlfunkle, plus a whole heap more (full list below).
Nominees will be in the running to win a share of $45,000 in prizes over 17 different categories with winners announced at the WAM Song of the Year Awards Party, taking place on Wednesday 26th June at Fremantle's Freo.Social.
The Awards Party will also feature performances from nominated Song of the Year acts including gloom pop two-piece Echo Adore, hip-hop MC Flewnt, indie rockers Pat Chow and Persian world fusion artist Tara Tiba.
"Here at WAM HQ we're excited to be shining a light on 100 tracks from West Australian songwriters and with so many incredible tracks featured in the nominations this year, Song of the Year continues to prove that the WA music scene is thriving!" said WAM Song of the Year Coordinator, Claire Hodgson.
Tickets for WAM Song of the Year Awards Party are on sale now. View the full list of nominees and ticket info below.
WAM Song of the Year Nominees 2018/2019
ACT-BELONG-COMMIT
Presented by Act-Belong-Commit ' Studio Sponsor Vision Studios
You'll Be Alright FPs
Be Myself Mitchell Martin
Half Of Me Ninth Time Lucky
Are You Okay? Pat Chow
All I Wanna Be The Skelton Collective
BLUES/ROOTS
Presented by Perfect Pitch Publishing ' Studio Sponsor JRF Recording Studio
In Starlight Farraday's Cage
Time Jenny Gaunt
Box Karin Page
Stone Cold Mark Turner
Old Man of the Blues Tom Fisher and the Layabouts
City Yo Yo Sun
COUNTRY
Presented by Spotify ' Studio Sponsor Soundbaker Studios
Little Southern Girl Harry Jakamarra
Can I Wear Your Shoes Julie Kember
I'll Be Gone Mike Goodwin
Letter to a Baby Girl The Eastern Line
Heartache Moon The Little Lord Street Band
Broken Dollar Dream Wayward Johnson and the Adjustment
ELECTRONIC
Presented by Alex Hotel ' Bivouac ' Studio Sponsor Pavement Studios
They Need Us (feat. Stella Donnelly) Feels
Lost In Dreams Fourth State
KING Jamilla
GOTTA BE IN MOTION KRIS
PHOENIX Mel Kay
I Don't Need Ya RUER
EXPERIMENTAL
Presented by Space Cassette ' Studio Sponsor Blackbird Sound Studio
Exorcism Refuge Bolt Gun
The Machines Are Learning to Keep Their Secrets Intenso
Gerygone: for two PVCellos Jean-Michel Maujean
Infinity Original Past Life
The Insect Apocalypse samarobryn
A moment like this. . ? Stephen de Filippo
FOLK
Presented by Clancy's Fremantle ' Studio Sponsor Blondel Recording Studios
Food for the Worms Camarano
Reminiscing King Ibis
Elephants Riley Pearce
Belly of Time Simone and Girlfunkle
Hidden In These Waters The Hunting Birds
These Words Wild Oak
HEAVY/METAL
Presented by Firestarter Distribution ' Studio Sponsor Templeman Audio
Ransack Agnesis
This Is Misery All This Filth
Belly Full of Lies Bayview Suspect
Unspoken Chaos Divine
Perished Walls Speak Elderflower
Tarantula Odditry
JAZZ
Presented by @placeorpoint ' Audiofly ' Studio Sponsor Crank Recording
Redman Ben Matthews
Where Would I Be Without You Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group
31 Harry Mitchell
The Only Dude Imogen Thomson / Austin Salisbury
Song for The Days When Nick Abbey
Southbank Tim Newhouse Collective
OUTSTANDING INDIGENOUS
Presented by Nannup Music Festival ' Studio Sponsor Poons Head Studios
Boodja Aliwah!
Kya Kyana Flewnt
Hold Me Joan & The Giants
Because Of Her We Can Natasha Eldridge
Never See You Onyx
Gone Phoneline Valentine
OUTSTANDING REGIONAL
Presented by APRA AMCOS ' Studio Sponsor Hopping Mouse Studios
Purpose ASKYA
Better Alone Ash Pluggy & Boston Switch
Spider's Web Brayden Sibbald
Follow Me (ft. Jasmine Gannaway) Just a Thought
Two Streets Latehorse
Kiera Jas Shadows
POP
Presented by Sorrento Strategic Music ' Studio SponsorTone City Recording Studio
Goodbye Bri Clark
Epilogues Cloning
Caught In History Echo Adore
You Did It To Yourself Noah Dillon
Haunt Me Teischa
Currents The Hunting Birds
PUNK/HARDCORE
Presented by Rhubarb Records/XVinylX ' The Poster Girls ' Studio Sponsor Sumo Sound Studios
The Right Swipe Blindspot
Something More Castle Bravo
Drugs My Shadow and I
Martyrdom Pat Chow
Jerry Seinfeldhair The Bob Gordons
Derby Jetty Trolley Boy
ROCK
Presented by Freo.Social ' Studio Sponsor Tunafish Recording Company
Table Mountain Camarano
Greg's Discount Chemist Carla Geneve
Dog Shit Days Cattle Class
Another Ghost Care
Blue Homebrand
Stay Shangrila
SCHOOLS 14 & UNDER
Presented by City of Fremantle ' Studio SponsorReal2Reel
Change Aia Klara
Fire Between Angelina Curtis
Just Friends Anika Louise
Shattered Heart Ava Sharp
Hero DETOUR
Sherbet Sunset Mitchell Ballardin
SCHOOLS 15 - 17
Presented by Lolly Box Music ' Studio Sponsor Artisan Music
Can't Help This Feeling Electrocity Ensemble
Lifeline Farraday's Cage
Rage Intrusion
I'm Alright Jayda D'Agostino
Show Love MALi JO$E
URBAN/HIP HOP
Presented by RTRFM ' Macando Music ' Studio Sponsor Sundown Studios
Falling Through Flaws Dead Tooth
Kya Kyana Flewnt
Queen Hyclass
Repeat After Me I Am Free Jacob de Gaye
Beautiful Jamilla
Ain't No Love Song Terri Danelle
WORLD
Presented by I Heart Songwriting Club ' Studio Sponsor Shanghai Twang Studios
Cold Bones Ben Matthews
Naf Naf Steve Hensby Band
Problenm Grace Barb
The Fire Kate Pass Kohesia Ensemble
2048 Randa And The Soul Kingdom
Bahar Tara Tiba
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