Mercury Prize nominations announced

Posted by heatworld on Tuesday 22 Jul 2008

Filed under: Adele, Estelle

The shortlist for this year’s prestigious Nationwide Mercury Prize has just been announced – and a few of our favourite chart types have made it in, along with a few more typical muso-ish offerings. Adele’s lovely 19 album and Estelle’s Shine join Radiohead, Elbow and Last Shadow Puppets on the list – and the winner will be announced at the awards do on 9 September. “This turns out to be a remarkably rich year for British music,” says Simon Frith, Chair of Judges, who’s obviously heard the Samanda single. Here’s the full list of nominations – who do you think will win? And are there any glaring omissions? 

Adele: 19                             
British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?
Burial: Untrue 
Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid    
Estelle: Shine  
Laura Marling: Alas I Cannot Swim     
Neon Neon: Stainless Style
Portico Quartet: Knee-Deep In The North Sea                     
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset: The Bairns             
Radiohead: In Rainbows                            
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raising Sand
The Last Shadow Puppets: The Age Of The Understatement