The Mercury Music Prize
The annual Nationwide bank sponsored Mercury Music Prize 2008 nominations have been announced and the list is surprisingly good start to finish. The award is given annually to what is deemed 'the album of the year' in Great Britain and Ireland. If you're not very familiar with it, (or just know previous winners include Ms Dynamite, Dizzee Rascal, Roni Size/Reprazent and Portishead) - otherwise, here are this year's nominations:
Adele - 19
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 ones in bold are the one's that I personally like and own and while I'd love to see either Estelle (go girl!), Adele (especially after her recent amazing gig at London's Somerset House), Laura Marling or Burial win, I think Robert Plant & Alison Krauss or Radiohead have got it.
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