Meteor Choice Music Prize Nominees – The Strypes

Vote now for Meteor Irish song of the Year

Over the next month or so I'll be giving you two handfuls of quirky reasons as to why each of the nominees for the METEOR CHOICE MUSIC PRIZE SONG OF THE YEAR should be getting your vote. Next on the list of nominees are Cavan natives The Strypes.

You can vote for The Strypes' You Can't Judge a Book By The Cover to be song of the year by clicking on the above link. But first here are our reasons why you need to consider giving them your vote to pick up the prize on February 27th...

Because...could this win song of the year?

Because they are tipped to be the next Rolling Stones...

Because they have already had their debut US TV appearance on Conan O'Brien's chat show....

Because they have landed a major gig at the famous Oscar Wilde bash before the Academy Awards...

Because Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher are fans...

Because it appears they have been together since they came out of the womb, coming together in 2008...

Because you can follow them on twitter here..

Here's the video for our new single 'Hard To Say No' shot on location in Cavan by the wonderful Finn Keenan.... http://t.co/MtMDzfR7rN

— The Strypes (@The_Strypes) February 12, 2014

Because The Observer have colourfully described them as "A bowel-shaking rhythm’n’blues explosion delivered with humour and vim”...

Because you can listen to their Soundcloud below..

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