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]

I think this needs a post of its own, about whether technological advances have rendered existing cncepts of "the double album" meaningless.

[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

I enjoy CDs that persist in listing a 'side a' and 'side b'. These days, double albums on CD = triple on vinyl, so the terminology is a bit vague but generally = a bit sprawling. (I think Beyonce's recent double could have fit on one CD, IIRC, for example.)

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's sort of sweet really! A nod to tradition. I like that.