Mercury Music Prize 2009

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Albums? What a ridiculous concept...

(format nicked wholesale from last year's poll)

[Poll #1433368]

Comments box questions:

Do you feel compelled to check out any of the above?
Do you think this is a fair representation of British Music in 2009?
How do this lot shape up against last year's nominees?

(Stay tuned for news of this year's Lex 20p Indie prize!)

Comments

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

Eee, I'll be saying no, ta. Too annoying for me.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I can't see how she could be more annoying than Khan. Do you mean as a person or their music or wha?

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

Musically. I don't know her as a person! Although I don't like the outfits I've seen her in.

I find BFL OK but a bit bland, rather than annoying. Has nice moments, but can't always remember it afterwards. F&TM I find wilfully twee, though.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

tbh how annoying their music is is pretty irrelevant wrt whether i find them attractive or not (obv they might be annoying as people for other reasons but i'm just going by appearance - not even dress sense!). i realise it can work the complete opposite way for some tho.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

It's all about personality for me. And in the absence of that, music is as close as I'm likely to get. Which means music isn't always a determining factor - could be behaviour in public - but might have a bearing at times.

I'm bad at this fancying celebrities thing, because I'm not terribly visual!