Independent Music New Zealand have announced the finalists for this year's Taite Music Prize.
In its eighth year, the Taite Music Prize honours the best New Zealand album released in the past year. The winner receives a cash prize of $10,000, recording time at Red Bull Studios Auckland, and a year's supply of Red Bull product.
This year's finalists are;
Aaradhna - Brown Girl
Hopetoun Brown - Look So Good
Lawrence Arabia - Absolute Truth
Leisure - LEISURE
Lontalius - I'll Forget 17
Pacific Heights - The Stillness
Shayne P Carter - Offsider
Street Chant - Hauora
The 2017 shortlist features a mixture of new and old faces - Lontalius, Hopetoun Brown and Leisure each have their debut albums in the running.
