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

especially when there's no real reason behind them

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

*clears throat* WAAY back in the dark mists of YORE there once was a handsome but stubborn prince who sought the hand of the fair maiden POP. But the evil witch INDIE was jealous of their happiness and called forth a wretched curse upon the prince, dooming him to an eternity worse than death: lending his name to an interweb poll of dubious repute that no-one could understand nor explain without long-winded waffle and hand-waving.

(Er it's sort of our equivalent of this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popjustice_%C2%A320_Music_Prize))