Silver Scrolls short-list announced

The top five finalists for 2012′s Silver Scroll Award have been announced.They are

Opossom – ‘Getaway Tonight’ (Kody Nielson)

Annah Mac – ‘Girl In Stilettos’ (Annah Mac)

Lydia Cole – ‘Hibernate’ (Lydia Cole)

The Eastern – ‘State House By The River’ (Adam McGrath)

Lips – ‘Everything To Me’ (Stephanie Brown)

The shortlist was determined by votes from APRA members voted on the nominated ‘long-list’. The over-all winner will be decided by an anonymous panel before being announced at a ceremony on September 13, where the five short-listed songs will have cover versions performed by other APRA members.

As previously reported – the long-list was:
Never Be Without You, written by Ben King. (Grand Rapids)
Everything is Beautiful and New, written by Bic Runga. (Bic Runga)
The Origin Of Slaves, written by Nick Gaffaney and Aaron Tokona. (Cairo Knife Fight)
Lead Me To The Light, written by Hayden Donnell. (Great North)
Datura, written by Tom Scott and Hayden Dick. (Home Brew)
Blind Eyes, written by Lisa Crawley. (Lisa Crawley)
Hibernate, written by Lydia Cole. (Lydia Cole)
Getaway Tonight, written by Kody Nielson. (Opossom)
Water To Ice, written by Jane de Jong. (Ruby Frost)
Fatal Flaw, written by Louis McDonald, Adam Quigley and Levi Heeringa. (Five Mile Town)
Hold On, written by Josh Fountain. (Get Well Soon)
Hopeful Dreamer, written by Jess Chambers. (Jess Chambers)
By Your Side, written by Jesse Sheehan. (Jesse Sheehan)
When It’s All Too Much, written by Lauren Mitchell. (LA Mitchell)
Anniversary Day, written by Jon Toogood and Julia Deans. (The Adults)
State Houses By The River, written by Adam McGrath. (The Eastern)
Girl In Stilettos, written by Anna Macdonald. (Annah Mac)
Outta Reach, written by Lindon McCormack. (Lindon Puffin)
Everything To Me, written by Stephanie Brown. (Lips)
Forever, written by Matiu Walters and Marlon Gerbes. (Six60)