Mercury Music Prize

[GiRTh]

Nominations are on Tuesday. Who do you think should be nominated?

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

Not sure about the rest.

[LaLaLand]

My predicitons:

1. Massive Attack - Heligoland
2. Plan B - The Defamation of Strickland Banks
3. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
4. Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
5. Katie Melua - The House
6. Corrine Bailey Rae - The Sea
7. M.I.A - /\/\ /\ Y /\ - Worthy winner.
8. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
9. The XX - XX
10. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
11. Sade - Soldier Of Love
12. Marina & the Diamonds - The Family Jewels/Ellie Goulding - Lights/??

Unsure on number 12.

[GiRTh]

Aye. Nice choices:thumbs:

[Shaun]

it's for British acts isn't it?

I'd like to see M.I.A., Mumford and Sons & Groove Armada nominated.

I reckon Corinne Bailey Rae, Laura Marling, Plan B and Marina and the Diamonds will get a nomination.

[Iceman]

Hopefully Plan B - The Defamation Of Strickland Banks is such a great record, brilliant concept.

[BB_Eye]

Out of them, I'd pick M.I.A. or the Gorillaz. The rest don't really appeal to me.

There are a lot of middle-of-the-road acts on the shortlist by the looks of things, but I'm not surprised.

[LaLaLand]

When will the shortlist be revealed?

[BB_Eye]

Oh sorry, I thought you were predicting the winner, not the shortlist. I think you probably made a good guess though.

[LaLaLand]

The 2010 Mercury Prize shortlist will be announced July 20, 2010 with the winner named on September 7.

Tomorrow! :D

[Tom4784]

M.I.A and Gorrilaz should definitely get a nod at least, as well as Mumford and Sons and Laura Marling.

[LaLaLand]

Bump!

Official 2010 Mercuy Music Prize shortlist:

Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n' Cheek
Kit Downes Trio – Golden
Foals – Total Life Forever
I Am Kloot – Sky at Night
Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
Paul Weller – Wake Up the Nation
Villagers – Becoming a Jackal
Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
The xx – xx

Quite dissappointed tbh, seems to be dominantly 'indie'.

[MrGaryy]

hmm. not sure what to make of that list. I hope The XX win.

[Iceman]

I reckon Mumford will get it....

[Simone.]

Mumford & Sons are brilliant, I also love Laura Marling :)

[GiRTh]

Surprised by Dizzee and Paul Weller. Then again, Dizzee's a former winner and Weller is a Mercury darling. Disappointing list IMO

[LaLaLand]

Only Marling, Rae, Mumford or xx/Clyro are worthy winners imo. I would say Dizzee but that album is way too mainstream for him and doesn't showcase his raw talent off to the full.

I wished they'd have more diversity with genres, was Speech Debelle's win last year THAT bad that they couldn't find any decent 'R&B' or Hip Hop albums?

[Shaun]

ugh, as long as Paul Weller (boring), Corinne Bailey Rae (dull as sin) and Foals (evil) don't win...

Mumford or Biffy for the win.

[red]

Biffy for me too ,brilliant album

[Tom4784]

Awful list, Dizzee Rascal but not M.I.A? No Gorrilaz whatsoever?

It's all very boring, I'm hoping for Laura Marling, xx or Mumford to get it.

[LaLaLand]

Awful list, Dizzee Rascal but not M.I.A? No Gorrilaz whatsoever?

It's all very boring, I'm hoping for Laura Marling, xx or Mumford to get it.

EXACTLY! I haven't even heard of some of the names on that list.

The fact that M.I.A or Gorillaz aren't on it really indicates how bad the list is.

[MrGaryy]

Basically no one had heard of Speech Debelle last year. Her album only sold 13,000 copies. When she won everyone was like '...who?'

[BB_Eye]

Kit Downes Trio, Foals and Wild Beasts sound pretty good from what I heard. I don't care for the rest and hate Mumford and Sons.

Dizzee Rascal is really talented, but a little bit past it.