Blanck Mass and The Ninth Wave among artists on 2020 SAY Award shortlist

The 20 albums that made up the longlist have been narrowed down to 10 for the SAY Award shortlist.

Of the 10 albums on the shortlist, nine have been chosen by judges, and the 10th album was decided by music fans in a 72-hour public vote.

This year's shortlist also features eight debut albums, the most that have ever featured on the shortlist. Each shortlisted LP is guaranteed a minimum prize of £1,000.

Last year's SAY Award was won by Auntie Flo for her Radio Highlife album.

2020 SAY Award shortlist:

• Blanck Mass - Animated Violence Mild
• Bossy Love - Me + U
• Callum Easter - Here Or Nowhere
• Cloth - Cloth
• Comfort - Not Passing
• Declan Welsh & The Decadent West - Cheaply Bought, Expensively Sold
• Erland Cooper - Sule Skerry
• The Ninth Wave - Infancy
• NOVA - RE-UP
• SHHE - SHHE