The nominees for the WAM Song Of The Year have been announced across 17 genre categories.
The music awards night, which celebrates all thing Western Australian, takes place on 31 October at the Fly By Night in Fremantle, with live performances by previous Song Of The Year winners Institut Polaire (2006) and nominee Craig Sinclair (2005).Gospel:
1. Shout by Chad Blondel
2. Our Anthem by Stadium (Abe van Hatch, Daniel Const, Josh Heglund, Joel Seneque, Jo Cinquina & Stuart Henry)
3. My Hallelujah by Paul Morrison
4. Holding on to You by Trent Williams
5. Mercy by Paul Morrison
Jazz:
1. Curious Yellow by Adrian Kelly
2. Melodian Melody by Mace Francis
3. Where's he Sepcin? by Mace Francis
4. Sanctuary by Pete Jeavons & Dave Jeavons
5. The Weight of the World by Cloud Kollectiv (Trilby Temperly, Balvinder Singh, David Scharpf & Jono Mc Neil)
Country:
1. Alma St Blues by Kevin Smith
2. Bad Luck with the Good by Corey Colum
3. Revenge is Sweet by Jane Germain
4. Take me with you by Polly Medlen
5. Your Longest Day by Andrew Powell
Urban:
1. Slipping Away by Glen Foreman & Alex Plant
2. Rhymes and Reason by Glen Foreman & Alex Plant
3. I Got You by Kelly Mae-Vernice
4. Long Haul Flight by Adrian Kelly
5. Get By by Glen Foreman, Scott Griffiths & Alex Plant
Electronic / Dance:
1. Can't Let You Be Lonely by The Transients (Robert Maszkowski, Bela Inkster & Jasmine Yee)
2. Coo, Coo, Coo by Trilby Termperley,
3. No Milk for You by Brash and Sassy (Rebecca Brennan & Leanne Cole)
4. Stones in the Sky by Damian Crosby
5. Hot Property by Hayley McLennan
Indigenous:
1. Kick the Monkey by Jason & Phillip Bartlett
2. Paluka Pitja by Michael Gus Hogan
3. None Like You by Delson Stokes Jnr & Boyd Stokes
4. Game of Love by Djiva (Jessie Lloyd)
5. Ngank Boodjak by Djiva (Jessie Lloyd & Della Rae Morrison)
World and Folk:
1. Upside Down by Abe Dunovits
2. Nobody Told Me by Bianca Jade
3. Rusting Armour by Craig Sinclair
4. Just for Today by Kristen Arnott & Trevor Jalla
5. Moodjebing by Djiva (Jessie Lloyd & Della Rae Morrison)
Regional:
1. End of the Line by Polly Medlen
2. Catch Me by Benjamin Rose
3. Kanaji Binbaku by David Morgan
4. Two Months by Polly Medlen
5. Warm Summer Rain by Kevin Lymn
Love:
1. There is a Room on Hold by The Bank Holidays (James Crombie & Wibekke Reczek)
2. All These Lovers by Aaron's Crusade (Annabelle Harvey & Brendan Gaspari)
3. Shone by Jolyon Ford
4. The Times by Trent Williams
5. 4 Letters and a Furrowed Brow by Rachael Dease
Blues n Roots:
1. Love Like Snow by Natasha Bouchard
2. Bellyfull by Freya Hanly
3. The Drought by Brendon Humphries
4. Lara Clare by Craig Sinclair
5. Kids by Abbe May
Primary:
1. Kids Rock by Year 7, Takari Primary School
2. Valley of Flowers by Madi MacDougall & Erika McKay
3. All That I Can do by Erika McKay
4. End of the World by Liam Van Aalen
5. Fly Away by Tim Aydogdu, Tim Cotterall, Vito Wong, Dimple Zaw Tint, Tyrone Kone & Skye Howard
Lower Secondary:
1. Out of Phase by Brodie Stewart
2. Wrap me up by Eilis Steele
3. Don't Hide Away by Eilis Steele
4. Wishing on a Star by Jordi Davieson
5. Class Clown by Jordi Davieson
Upper Secondary:
1. Overcast Day by Timothy Nelson
2. Hey Robin by Wesley Fuller
3. All the World to see by Danni Stefanetti
4. Annie Say Goodbye by Timothy Nelson
5. Paint it Black by Wesley Fuller
Mixed Bag:
1. One little Indian by Dallas Dyson
2. Cheating, Cheating, Cheating by The Bank Holidays (James Crombie & Wibekke Reczek)
3. Did I Damage You by The Kill Devil Hills (Brendon Humphries)
4. Bring Out Your Dead by R. Dease, T. Parr, A. Gray, T. John & G.Hosking
5. Let it Go, Let it Go by (Rob Schifferli, Paul haines, Martin Allcock, Chris Reimer)
Rock:
1. SQ by Stuart Loasby
2. The World or Nothing by Kill Teen Angst (Scott Tomlinson, Greg Sanders, Brenton Bell & Dayvid Clark)
3. Repeat+Repeat by R. Dease, T. Parr, A. Gray, T. John & G.Hosking
4. Fuck Yeah! By Project Mayhem (Benjamin Watson, Jozef Grech, Jes Fitzgerald & James Mckay)
5. Maybe the Boy Who Cried Wolf Was Just Paranoid by Sugar Army (Patrick Mclaughlin, Todd Honey, Ian Berney & Jamie Sher)
Heavy Rock/Metal:
1. Piece of the Pie by The Slim Pickins (Michael Paver, Tim Hamzah, Bobby Burgess & Simon Rogio)
2. Sober by Daniel Estrin
3. Broken Eyes by Brett Jones, Johnny Kyi & Nigel Watts
4. Spectoral Awakening by Grant Burns, Richard Clements
5. Good to Go by Kevin Curran/Todd Fishwick
Pop:
1. It's Been A While by Alex Arpino
2. Plastic Rabbits by Andrew Ryan
3. Skips on my Record by Matthew Johnson
4. Holidayz by Josh Fontaine
5. Oh Daylight by James Crombie
