The shortlist for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize has just been announced…
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid (Universal/Fiction)
Radiohead – In Rainbows (Beggars/XL Recordings)
British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music (Beggars/Rough Trade)
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raising Sand (Universal/Rounder)
Burial – Untrue (Hyperdub)
Estelle – Shine (Warner/Atlantic)
Adele – 19 (Beggars/XL Recordings)
Laura Marling – Alas I Cannot Swim (EMI/Virgin)
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset – The Bairns (EMI)
Neon Neon – Stainless Style (Lex)
Portico Quartet – Knee Deep In The North Sea (Vortex)
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement (Domino)
Notably Alex Turner has made it onto the shortlist for the third time. The nomination for The Last Shadow Puppets’ The Age Of The Understatement follows previous recommendations with the Arctic Monkeys. Along with Radiohead’s In Rainbows, the album has been installed by William Hill as joint 5/1 favourite. Will The Last Shadow Puppets succeed last year’s winners Klaxons and walk off with the top-prize? Visit the AU Forum and let us know what you think of the list and who you’re tipping to scoop the award at the September 9 ceremony.
Posted on: 27th January 2010
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