22 July 2009

2009 Mercury Prize Shortlist announced


...and the nominees are:

* Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
* Florence and the Machine – Lungs
* Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
* Glasvegas – Glasvegas
* Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
* La Roux – La Roux
* Led Bib – Sensible Shoes
* Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew
* Speech Debelle – Speech Therapy
* Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Twice Born Men
* The Horrors – Primary Colours
* The Invisible – The Invisible

The Mercury Prize is an annual award for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. The Mercury Prize has a reputation for being awarded to outside chances rather than the favorites. Last year's prize went to Elbow, despite almost certainty that Burial would be named the winner. My vote for 2009 - The Horrors!


No comments: