An exciting time in a music lover’s calendar, around the universe, is the day the nominations of the Mercury Music Prize are announced. So get excited music lovers around the universe!
The Mercury Music Prize is a prize that honours the “best” British album of the year, and is judged by a selection of artists, journalists and industry personnel. Traditionally the winner is not necessarily a huge seller, but almost always the winner has received almost universal critical acclaim.
This year the list of finalists is as diverse as ever with probably the least likely appearance coming from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ ‘Raising Sand’ album.
Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ is probably the least surprising album to make an appearance – it is the fifth time an album featuring Thom Yorke has made the short list. Alex Turner makes his third apppearance.
It is quite a shock to notice Portishead’s ‘Third’ didn’t quite make the cut, neither did the latest from M.I.A.
Previous winners include last year's The Klaxons, Dizzee Rascal, Antony and the Johnsons, The Arctic Monkeys and even M-People, who beat Blur’s ‘Parklife’ and Pulp’s ‘Different Class’ to the prize in 1994.
Chair of Judges Simon Frith said of those choices: "What is most striking is the continued resilience and flexibility of the album as a way of organising music-making. It remains an unrivalled source of musical invention and imagination, a way of linking songs, exploring themes and developing sounds that is endlessly thrilling, surprising and worth celebration."
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Burial - Untrue
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Estelle - Shine
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Portico Quartet - Knee-Deep in the North Sea
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - The Bairns
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement
The Mercury Music Prize is a prize that honours the “best” British album of the year, and is judged by a selection of artists, journalists and industry personnel. Traditionally the winner is not necessarily a huge seller, but almost always the winner has received almost universal critical acclaim.
This year the list of finalists is as diverse as ever with probably the least likely appearance coming from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ ‘Raising Sand’ album.
Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ is probably the least surprising album to make an appearance – it is the fifth time an album featuring Thom Yorke has made the short list. Alex Turner makes his third apppearance.
It is quite a shock to notice Portishead’s ‘Third’ didn’t quite make the cut, neither did the latest from M.I.A.
Previous winners include last year's The Klaxons, Dizzee Rascal, Antony and the Johnsons, The Arctic Monkeys and even M-People, who beat Blur’s ‘Parklife’ and Pulp’s ‘Different Class’ to the prize in 1994.
Chair of Judges Simon Frith said of those choices: "What is most striking is the continued resilience and flexibility of the album as a way of organising music-making. It remains an unrivalled source of musical invention and imagination, a way of linking songs, exploring themes and developing sounds that is endlessly thrilling, surprising and worth celebration."
And the nominations are............
Adele - 19British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Burial - Untrue
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Estelle - Shine
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Portico Quartet - Knee-Deep in the North Sea
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - The Bairns
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement
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