The Avalanches
The Avalanches take out the 16th annual Australian Music Prize, for the electronic duoâs third album
We Will Always Love You.
Bandmates Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi snagged the top prize, announced Wednesday afternoon (March 1), beating out 88 nominated LPs and a final shortlist of eight.
The AMP is awarded to the outstanding Australian album of original work from the previous year, as decided by a music industry panel. Weâre so thrilled to be the winners of the prestigious AMP Award and be amongst the esteemed winners of the past,â reads a statement from The Avalanches following their win. âWeâd love to thank everyone involved in making this award happen especially SoundMerch, also to the many people who helped us put this record together. A truly special day for us and weâre so grateful.
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