The nominees for the respected Mercury Music Prize have been announced. The award goes to the best album from the UK or Ireland. 2008 nominees include:
- 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 and the Winterset – The Bairns
- Radiohead – In Rainbows
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
- The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age of the Understatement
Need some info on who these folks are?? NME has a good run down otherwise visit the Mercury Music Prize site.
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Mmh… it feels like Fuck Buttons, Lightspeed Champion and Portishead are missing there…
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:17 am
Hey Guys,
Just to let you know 7Digital are offering special deals on all albums nominated for this year Mercury’s. They’re also doing a pretty cool competition – click below if you fancy it…
http://www.7digital.com/cms/mercury08/mercurymusic08.aspx?FeaturedMercuryprize08
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
Just read a very interesting breakdown of the nominees and their chances – http://www.soundproofmagazine.com/United_Kingdom/Features/emSoundProofems_Mercury_Prize_Predictions.html.
August 9th, 2008 at 7:00 am