Obligatory Mercury Prize Thread

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Mercury nominees!

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

Popjustice 20 Quid Prize nominees!

‘One Touch’ by Mini Viva
‘Left My Heart In Tokyo’ by Mini Viva
‘I Wish’ by Mini Viva
‘Once’ by Diana Vickers
‘Bad Boys’ by Alexandra Burke
‘I Am Not A Robot’ by Marina & The Diamonds
‘Kickstarts’ by Example
‘Wonderful Life’ by Hurts
‘Real Late Starter’ by Nerina Pallot
‘Bittersweet’ by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
‘I Won’t Kneel’ by Groove Armada
‘Never Leave You’ by Tinchy feat Amelle

The Lex 20p Indie Prize Nominees (award to be given out at the LAST EVER Poptimism)...

YOU DECIDE! Plenty of candidates I'm sure.

Comments

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

according to bbc:

There’s a bewitching, precocious charm about Conor O’Brien’s debut album as Villagers. Having served his indie rock apprenticeship with angular guitar slingers, The Immediate, the Dubliner’s solo offering is a different beast altogether and exudes an aura of maturity that belies his tender age.

At its core, Becoming a Jackal is an album of childhood fantasia, the inevitable changes that come with growing up and the environment in which this is experienced.

so not really...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

oh ffs.

Maybe with Marling & Mumford they assumed two vaguely folky crossover albums = one real folk album.

This is just further confirmation that Mumford are going to win it :(

hey there, moody chops!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

villagers does sound pretty much like new nick drake/elliot smith/jeff buckley lineage...

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine anyone who isn't called "The XX" winning it, tbh.