Mercury Prize nominees announced

[King Gizzard]

Rudimental – Home
Foals – Holy Fire
Jon Hopkins – Immunity
Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg
Laura Mvula – Sing To The Moon
Villagers – Awayland
David Bowie – The Next Day
Savages – Silence Yourself
Disclosure – Settle
Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle
James Blake – Overgrown
Arctic Monkeys – AM

Definitely Holy Fire for me

[Shaun]

Disclosure, Bowie or James Blake ftw pls.

Wouldn't mind Savages, Laura Marling or Villagers either... or Foals lol... just anyone but Jake Bugg and AM tbh (I like AM, but I do not want them winning more hype)

[King Gizzard]

I think Jake Bugg's got it unfortunately

Wouldn't mind Bowie or Disclosure either, can't even be ****ed to listen to AM tbh

[zakman440]

Please no, not Jake Bugg. Rudimental for me.

[arista]

Disclosure, Bowie or James Blake ftw pls.

Wouldn't mind Savages, Laura Marling or Villagers either... or Foals lol... just anyone but Jake Bugg and AM tbh (I like AM, but I do not want them winning more hype)


Shaun honey
ITV1 London reported that at the Camden's Roundhouse (Mercury Prize day)
Oct 30th
David Bowie may perform Live
A Ultra Rare Event
I may go.

[Shaun]

idk, he's already had the fortune to go straight to #1 with a debut, and it was a really crap album, so I doubt he'll get it.

I think it's between Disclosure and Savages personally.

[Shaun]

I'm just surprised there's only one I haven't heard of (Hopkins)... there's usually some weird jazz-scat and blues nominees. Unless he's both :laugh:

[King Gizzard]

Savages are just..noise

and I listen to heavy metal so that's saying something

[Marc]

Laura pls

[Withano]

They'll probably choose the worst one on the list because they're so god damn quirky

[Shaun]

Laura pls

which one pls

[King Gizzard]

I feel bad for hating on An Awesome Wave - Alt J last year now, as I probably like it more than Give to the Wild now I've given it a listen

[Marc]

which one pls

Mvvvvvvvvvvvvvula

[Shaun]

-still stands by Alt-J being crap-

[Marc]

Omd

[Shaun]

Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark's 'English Electric' was robbed, you're quite right Marc

[Mrluvaluva]

I was more impressed with Rudimental's "Home" than "Settle" by Disclosure. The Arctic's "AM" seems to have been championed by a lot of the critics. There are also some other good artists in there, such as Laura Mvula. I think I'd opt for Rudimental, but I get a feeling The Arctic Monkeys might just win it.

[Shaun]

Rudimental's was more of a bag of potential hits than a real album.

[Benjamin]

What an awful selection this year.

[King Gizzard]

What does the black guy in rudimental actually do apart from walk around on stage smiling?

[Tom4784]

David Bowie > those other bitches.

[Mrluvaluva]

I think Home had a lot more meaning to the songs than just random dance tracks that could be hits.

[james130]

Foals should have won when they were nominated for 'TLF'.
If 'Holy Fire' doesn't win then there is no justice. :idc:

Jake Bugg is overrated a F.
AM is decent though.

[Iceman]

I want Bowie to win it. AM only made the list by 24 hours... I dont think it should have been on thia years because how can an album be judged in 24 hours????

[King Gizzard]

James Blake could have been special with his voice but I just find him really really dull

Limit To Your Love had potential but even that was really dull

[Black Dagger]

Oh and I 2nd Shaun's dig at Alt-J, they are zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz