The Mercury Music Prize is back for another year, with an as-usual incredibly eclectic range of artists nominated for the £20,000 prize.
Favourites to win include indie rockers Glasvegas (for their self-titled debut), Leeds electro-rockers Kasabian for their third album ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ and Florence and the Machine’s record ‘Lungs’.Bat For Lashes are another band with indie cool as are the harder-edged The Horrors.
The prize is judged by a panel of music critics, artists and industry personnel and the winner receives £20,000 and an arse-load of publicity.
The short list is:
Florence and the Machine - Lungs
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
La Roux - La Roux
Glasvegas - Glasvegas
Speech Debelle - Speech Therapy
Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
The Horrors - Primary Colours
Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew
The Invisible - The Invisible
Led Bib - Sensible Shoes
Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Twice Born Men
