Kathryn Joseph, Walt Disco and The Ninth Wave make Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award 2022 longlist

20 albums have made the 2022 SAY Award longlist, which was narrowed down from a record breaking 369 eligible album submissions. The longlist features albums by Kathryn Joseph, Walt Disco, The Ninth Wave, C Duncan, Annie Booth, Declan Welsh and the Decadent West, Fergus McCreadie (who is also up for this year's Mercury Prize Award), Hamish Hawk, Rebecca Vasmant and more.

This year's winner will receive £20,000, and will be announced at a ceremony on 20 October.

Scottish Album of the Year 2022 longlist:

• AiiTee – Better Days
• Andrew Wasylyk – Balgay Hill: Morning In Magnolia
• Annie Booth – Lazybody
• Bemz – M4
• C Duncan – Alluvium
• Callum Easter – System
• Constant Follower – Neither Is, Nor Ever Was
• Declan Welsh and the Decadent West – It’s Been A Year
• Duncan Lyall – Milestone
• Fergus McCreadie – Forest Floor
• Hamish Hawk – Heavy Elevator
• Hen Hoose – Equaliser
• Kathryn Joseph – For You Who Are The Wronged
• Kobi Onyame – Don’t Drink The Poison
• The Ninth Wave – Heavy Like a Headache
• Niteworks – A’Ghrian
• Proc Fiskal – Siren Spine Sysex
• Rebecca Vasmant – With Love, From Glasgow
• Seonaid Aitken Ensemble – Chasing Sakura
• Walt Disco – Unlearning