The race is now underway for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award - with the 20-strong longlist revealed today.
The judging panel had a big job to do, with 401 eligible album submissions to choose from.
They will whittle the candidates down further on October 16, when the shortlist of 10 albums is announced - one of which will be chosen by music fans via a 72-hour online public vote.
Dundee’s Caird Hall will then be the venue for the presentation of the £20,000 prize on Thursday, November 6.
And you can be there to see performances by the likes of Brooke Combe, corto.alto, Dillon Barrie, and rEDOLENT by booking your ticket here.
Here are all 20 albums in the running, and what the nominated artists said when they heard the news they had been longlisted.
17. TAAHLIAH: Gramarye
“It means so much to have my debut album recognised and appreciated by an institution I spent a lot of my younger years admiring from afar.” | Contributed
18. The Joy Hotel: Ceremony
“For us to be in a position to make any kind of art while the world endures so much vile injustice and painful change feels like an absurd privilege, and with ‘Ceremony’ we gave everything we had to create something beautiful and hopefully enduring. The SAY Award is a lovely moment to reflect on how lucky we all are to do what we do. Scottish music is in a great place right now and to be Longlisted in itself is an honour.” | Contributed
19. Walt Disco: The Warping
“We’re extremely grateful that our album ‘The Warping’ has been included in the Longlist for this year’s SAY Award, amongst works by many other great Scottish artists. We’re proud to see Scottish artists pushing the envelope year after year, as we always have.” | Contributed
20. Zoe Graham: TENT
“I am truly delighted that my album has been included in the Longlist for the 2025 Scottish Album of the Year. A huge amount of time, care, work and thought went into every nook and corner of this record. ‘TENT’ was my obsession and labour of love for a long time and I’m so incredibly happy that it’s been recognised.” | Contributed