Jack Ladder

Jack Ladder has scored a spot on the official short list of albums for the 2008 Australian Music Prize (The Amp).

The Sydney artist has been nominated for his debut album, Love Is Gone.

Ladder faces stiff competition from eight other local albums including Apocalypso (The Presets), Beaches (Beaches), Havilah (The Drones), In Ghost Colours (Cut Copy), Jungle Blues (CW Stoneking), Presque Vu (Tom Cooney), Primary Colours (Eddy Current Suppression Ring) and Sympathy For the New World (Ross McLennan).

Ladder released Love Is Gone last year.

A panel of industry judges selected the final nine albums from a pool of 200 entries.

“It’s great to see a real range of styles and artists in this year’s Shortlist, Amp director Tracey Grimson said.

“In fact the only thing they’ve really got in common is that they’re all highly creative, quality releases. The diversity is fantastic.”

The eventual winner of The Amp will receive $30,000 prize money courtesy of Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA). The Red Bull Award In Recognition of Outstanding Potential, with a cash prize of $15,000, is also presented to one artist.

The winner of The Amp for 2008 will be announced on 13th March.

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