Mercury Music Prize 2010 shortlist announced
Biffy Clyro with ‘Only Revolutions’
Corinne Bailey Rae with ‘The Sea’
Dizzee Rascal with ‘Tongue N’ Cheek’
Kit Downes Trio with ‘Golden’
Foals with ‘Total Life Forever’
I Am Kloot with ‘Sky At Night’
Laura Marling with ‘I Speak Because I Can’
Mumford And Sons with ‘Sigh No More’
Paul Weller with ‘Wake Up The Nation’
Villagers with ‘Becoming A Jackal’
Wild Beasts with ‘Two Dancers’
The XX with ‘XX’
Winner announced in London on September 7th 2010.
Our money is on The XX or Wild Beasts, who are you backing?
Says buy tickets then none so guessing that...
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cant see past mumford and sons myself
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 11:47
Laura Marling all the way…. do the judges take into account aesthetics?
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 12:01
Dizzee or Mumford & Sons for me
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 12:17
Last year it went to Speech Debelle (I had to google that to be reminded) and what a wasted opportunity that was as she proceeded to let it go to her head and embarras herself. Now disappeared.
For the award to regain some credibility, they need to go for an act a bit more reliable and with a little better track record.
On that basis, I think Laura Marling is out of it, and Weller…well…everyone knows he’s a drunken fool so I guess it would not hurt giving it to him…but why, it would serve no purpose - they want a legacy.
Mumford and Biffy are pretty popular, but not pop, but are already ‘there’. The XX is popular too, but seems a bit teen-orientated (I could be speaking out of my Ace here, as have no idea what they are like, sorry).
I have not heard much about Wild Beats or Villagers, so am favouring Kloot or Foals.
I’ll go for Kloot….who’s running the sweep?
P.S. I have not heard ANY of these albums.
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 12:42
The XX or Mumford and sons, live they are both on a par but i’ll have to go for The XX.
However, we all know Kit Downes Trio will clearly walk away with this due to the madness of the Mercury Prize (probably just me who has never heard of them)
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 14:20
(me neither - so they could be quids in)
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 14:35
it surely has to be the xx, by far the best album released this year
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 22:43
ah, whatever happened to Speech Debelle….
Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 22:54
Foals definitely deserve to win this- their album is easily the best in the shortlist.
Posted on July 27th, 2010 at 15:06
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