Touareg bluesmen triumph over Grizzly Bear and The Low Anthem
Album reviews: Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions / Aman Aman: Water Is Life
Uncut is proud to announce that Tinariwen have won this year's coveted Uncut Music Award. They succeed Fleet Foxes, who won the inaugural award for the most inspirational and rewarding album of the year in 2008.
Tinariwen’s fourth album, "Imidiwan: Companions", triumphed over some very stiff competition on the shortlist from Kings of Leon, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Animal Collective and The Dirty Projectors. Grizzly Bear were placed second and The Low Anthem third.
Uncut 's Editor and chair of the judges Allan Jones said, "With so much great music to chose from, the judges’ task this year was extremely difficult, but in the end, the panel was unanimous in voting for Imidiwan.
"It’s a fantastically exciting record, full of great, powerful music, passionately and brilliantly played. It had everything the judges were looking for in a potential winner.”
The full shortlist also included:
Animal Collective 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' (Domino)
Dirty Projectors 'Bitte Orca' (Domino)
Grizzly Bear 'Veckatimest' (Warp)
Album reviews: Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions / Aman Aman: Water Is Life
Uncut is proud to announce that Tinariwen have won this year's coveted Uncut Music Award. They succeed Fleet Foxes, who won the inaugural award for the most inspirational and rewarding album of the year in 2008.
Tinariwen’s fourth album, "Imidiwan: Companions", triumphed over some very stiff competition on the shortlist from Kings of Leon, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Animal Collective and The Dirty Projectors. Grizzly Bear were placed second and The Low Anthem third.
Uncut 's Editor and chair of the judges Allan Jones said, "With so much great music to chose from, the judges’ task this year was extremely difficult, but in the end, the panel was unanimous in voting for Imidiwan.
"It’s a fantastically exciting record, full of great, powerful music, passionately and brilliantly played. It had everything the judges were looking for in a potential winner.”
The full shortlist also included:
Animal Collective 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' (Domino)
Dirty Projectors 'Bitte Orca' (Domino)
Grizzly Bear 'Veckatimest' (Warp)
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