Music | July 21, 2009 | 14 comments

Mercury Prize nominations announced

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/21/mercury-prize-2009-nominations-announced

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The Mercury prize nominations for 2009's best album have just been announced. Here is the shortlist with odds from bookmaker William Hill:

Florence and the Machine – Lungs 5/1
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum 5/1
Bat for Lashes – Two Suns 6/1
La Roux – La Roux 6/1
Glasvegas – Glasvegas 6/1
Speech Debelle – Speech Therapy 8/1
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires 8/11
The Horrors – Primary Colours 8/1
Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew 8/1
The Invisible – The Invisible 10/1
Led Bib – Sensible Shoes 10/1
Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Twice Born Men 10/1

The winner will be announced on 8 September 2009.

Who has been omitted?
Who's gonna win? Who should win?
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14 comments // Mercury Prize nominations announced

  • SimWise
  • Mr_T
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      Mr_T  

    • i think Bat for Lashes or The Horrors should win.

      Some of these nominations are a bit of a joke... i mean Kasabian? Glasvegas?

      Florence and the Machine... I think she's terribly overrated,

      As for La Roux. La Roux makes pop music and pretends to be something more than she is. They may as well have just nominated Lady Gaga.

    • 2 years ago
  • emmaboswood
  • sylviaw
  • Mr_Ben
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      Mr_Ben  

    • Just getting a nomination will boost sales for all the artists and get little stickers on there albums saying "Nominated for a Mercury Music Prize". Even if they don't win the £20,000 prize money.

    • 2 years ago
  • Hendrix_Is_God
  • jonbrooks
  • saverio
  • mattbrawn
  • mattbrawn
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      mattbrawn  
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    • I didn't see Friendly Fires on the list, I think they've got a good chance as well.

      Their album is amazing, as is this remix of their track 'Paris' by Aeroplane.

    • 2 years ago
  • heybruno
  • sylviaw
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      sylviaw  

    • I'm so over La Roux. She used to be cool, before she tried to be cool, and now she's no longer cool.

      I hope Florence and the Machine win.. or Friendly Fires..

    • 2 years ago
  • saverio
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      saverio  

    • Overall it is a pretty disappointing list, but one of my favourite albums of 2009 is included - Two Suns by Bat for Lashes - and I hope she is going to win.

      Antony Heggarty and PJ Harvey deserved a nomination, but they both have already won a Mercury a few years ago.
      I am quite surprised Lily Allen is not in the list.

    • 2 years ago
  • mattbrawn
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      mattbrawn  
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    • Hmm, I'd say it's between La Roux and Florence.

      I'm not sure who I'd rather win - maybe La Roux, because the 'Skreamix' of "In For The Kill" has been the club anthem of '09 - so much so Skream was presented with a Gold Disc for it on MistaJam' 1Xtra show last week.

    • 2 years ago
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