It's that time again to get you voting fingers clicking. The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award‘s public vote opens now until midnight on Wednesday May 27. That's three days in which music fans over the world can choose their favourite album from The SAY Award long list. 

The public’s choice will be guaranteed a coveted slot on shortlist, due to be revealed at a public reception in the CCA, Glasgow on the evening of Thursday 28 May.

The 20 long listed titles have been available to stream for the past four weeks via the SAY awards website. The album with the most votes at midnight on Wednesday will automatically make the list, earning a guaranteed £1,000 and the chance to be hailed Scottish Album of the Year 2015. You can check out the long list of acts below.

Stewart Henderson, chair of The Scottish Music Industry Association said: “The public vote is a crucial part of The SAY Award’s format because we’re asking the same of the public as we are of our judges: you’ve had four weeks to listen to these 20 albums – which one’s your favourite? "

SAY AWARD LONGLIST 2015

Belle and Sebastian                         Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance

Blue Rose Code                                The Ballads of Peckham Rye

Errors                                                  Lease of Life

Fatherson                                           I Am An Island

Happy Meals                                      Apéro

Honeyblood                                       Honeyblood

Idlewild                                               Everything Ever Written

Kathryn Joseph                                 Bones You Have Thrown Me and Blood I’ve Spilled

King Creosote                                    From Scotland With Love

Mike Vass                                           In The Wake of Neil Gunn

Mogwai                                              Rave Tapes

Paolo Nutini                                       Caustic Love

PAWS                                                  Youth Culture Forever

Slam                                                    Reverse Proceed

The Amazing Snakeheads               Amphetamine Ballads

The Phantom Band                          Strange Friend

The Twilight Sad                               Nobody Wants To Be Here and Nobody Wants To Leave

Treacherous Orchestra                    Grind

Withered Hand                                 New Gods

Young Fathers                                   DEAD

Fence Records head honcho King Creosote is back with his first release sans Jon Hopkins, his partner in crime on 2011 Mercury Nominated album Diamond Mine. This time around Fife's finest is dropping four tracks on us that were born in spring 2010, with the exception of 'Little Man' which began life way back in 2001. There are some guests lurking around this EP such as Radio Scotland's Vic Galloway, Domino artist HMS Ginafore, Rich Young (formerly of Dire Straits and Iron Maiden) and Fence artist Gummi Bako.

The EP gets off to a flying start with 'Doubles Underneath'. The tempo is high from the outset, with the rhythm section keeping the momentum going throughout. King Creosote's vocal is really uplifting, while Vic Galloway sits in on backing vocals. It's a shout out to the much maligned 1980s, with KC stating that "it's the one that came before that '90s guff". It's a quick-fire homage to a bygone era that history tends not to look upon too kindly, but KC will tell you differently - I'm guessing he's not a fan of Britpop! 'Near Star, Pole Star', slows things down considerably and is a much more laid back song. Rich Young tinkles ivories, while HMS Ginafore provides breathtaking vocals. They sit somewhere above KC's vocal, which given their angelic quality seems fitting. This is a shimmering, mesmerising journey. As much as the musical is rich and beautiful, it's the vocal performances that really shine.

The pace lifts again on 'Single Cheep', with bass and drums again setting the tempo wonderfully. Again, Uncle Vic pitches in on backing vocals. There's a nice rock n' roll feel to the song, with some very Ray Davies-esque guitar solos in there for good measure. It'll have you on your feet if you don't watch, dancing away in the living room (or was that just me?). Final track 'Little Man' feels like King Creosote doing '90s US indie. There's a great buzz to the guitar, with lots of feedback and distortion, before a clean, thumping bass kicks in with nice crisp drums. There's a nice rocking rhythm to the song. The momentum stays that way until the final 30 seconds, when the producers voice asks for one more crash, which is duly delivered. It's another head nodding, foot tapping, dance round your room song.

The EP really couldn't be more different from Diamond Mine, as these four tracks forego the more minimalist feel to the Mercury nominated album. King Creosote is equally at home in either setting, ably shown on this EP which is pretty upbeat and rocking for the most part - when it does slow down it shows genuine heart and emotion. This is a ridiculously talented man whom the music buying public should celebrate and cherish. Another brilliant release from the man known as Kenny Anderson to his friends.