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Of Montreal Lead Plug Award Nods

The fourth annual PLUG Independent Music Awards has announced the nominees for its 2008 show, spread across 30 categories that cover everything from music blogs to album art, with a long list of dearly beloved record stores, festivals and venues found somewhere in between. Indie pop act Of Montreal leads the pack with seven nominations, including album, song and artist of the year. Arcade Fire and Justice came in a close second with six nods each, The National and Band of Horse are both up for five awards, and Spoon and El-P are facing the possibility of taking home four.

A full list of nominees—chosen by a "cartel" of independent publishers, musicians, journalists and more—and an online voting form can be found here. The award ceremony itself takes place on February 8 at the new New York City venue Terminal 5.

Nominees in some key categories include:

Album Of The Year:
Justice, †
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, 100 Days, 100 Nights
The National, Boxer
Band of Horses, Cease To Begin
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
El-P, I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Radiohead, In Rainbows
Battles, Mirrored
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Panda Bear, Person Pitch
Beirut, The Flying Club Cup

Artist Of The Year:
Animal Collective
Arcade Fire
Band Of Horses
Battles
El-P
Justice
Of Montreal
Okkervil River
Panda Bear
Radiohead
Spoon
The National

New Artist Of The Year:
Bat For Lashes
Battles
Dan Deacon
Deerhunter
Justice
Los Campesinos!
No Age
Sea Wolf
St. Vincent
Vampire Weekend
White Rabbits
Yeasayer

Song Of The Year:
Battles, "Atlas"
Gui Boratto, "Beautiful Life"
Panda Bear, "Bros
Justice, "D.A.N.C.E."
The National, "Fake Empire"
Bright Eyes, "Four Winds"
Arcade Fire, "Keep The Car Running"
Grinderman, "No Pussy Blues"
Of Montreal, "Suffer For Fashion"
Spoon, "The Underdog"
Menomena, "Wet And Rusting"
Sea Wolf, "You're a Wolf"

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
11.16.07