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The eight albums nominated as finalists for the Taite Music Prize have been revealed. The awards take place in Auckland on 20 April in the memory of music journalist Dylan Taite. They judge New Zealand albums solely on their artistic merit - not necessarily record sales.

THE FINALISTS

Please Turn Me Into The Snat by Connan Mockasin

Buffalo by The Phoenix Foundation

Form by Die! Die! Die!

Modern Fables by Julia Deans

The Liberation Of by Ladi6

Means by Street Chant

Passive Me, Aggressive You by The Naked And Famous

Forest: Songs by Hirini Melbourne by Dudley Benson