Mercury Music Prize nominations

[windy_miller]

My money is still on Wild Beasts. Or at least it will be when betting opens

[funkymp]

My money is still on Wild Beasts. Or at least it will be when betting opens

[5co77ie]

I've been trying to pre-guess this my almost certain list is The xx, These New Puritans, Cate Le Bon, Pulled Apart By Horses, Example, Noah and the Whale, Mumford & Sons, Muse and Gorillaz.

Who do you think will make the list next week?

[Ed209]

out of them I've heard the xx, Mumford, Biffy, Dizzee and Foals album. And I wouldn't give it to any of them.

Looking forward to listening to the others sometime soon, especiallyy the I am Kloot album which I'm still to get my hands on.

[modey]

Great to see I am kloot nominated even though the albums only been out a couple if weeks, I'd love to see them win it.

Maybe this nomination will give them the success they deserve

[Langdale Wolf]

I would be over the moon if Kloot won. And I so, so hope they do.

I suppose that if nothing else, being nominated will hopefully give them that little bit more attention that they richly deserve.

[Alcatraz]

It's between Villagers and Foals for my award. As good as Paul Weller's album was, it wasn't that good

[t8yman]

I would love it if biffy won it, cant see it - but they are such a hard working band, and I would love to see them get some recognition like this.

[5co77ie]

What is strange about the nominations is that I've heard (or got) them all - usually when they are announced there's half a dozen I have to go and find out about not this year - I can't decide if this is because I've got my finger better on the pulse or that the niminations are less left field this year.

[modey]

What is strange about the nominations is that I've heard (or got) them all - usually when they are announced there's half a dozen I have to go and find out about not this year - I can't decide if this is because I've got my finger better on the pulse or that the niminations are less left field this year.

[markeee]

only one winner there. biffy!

how dizzee rascal has been nominated for ivors and this, i'll never know. very disappointing album. get back to grime son!

[OneLittleFish]

Got £10 on Paul Weller to win at 18/1.

Don't like him, but seeing as how in the past winners who've been criticised are often followed by the opposite - i.e. going from a small selling artist to the favourite or biggest selling (i.e. Antony & The Johnsons to Arctic Monkeys), he fits the bill well.

[Wooderson]

Got £10 on Paul Weller to win at 18/1.

Don't like him, but seeing as how in the past winners who've been criticised are often followed by the opposite - i.e. going from a small selling artist to the favourite or biggest selling (i.e. Antony & The Johnsons to Arctic Monkeys), he fits the bill well.

[Andeeroo]

Marling. Please.

[Wooderson]

Marling. Please.

[Wooderson]

She's 9/1 at the moment with Pat Power.

She was nominated last year and didnt win. I have a suspicion that people might view the two records as one period of sustained brilliance and reward it.

I'm gonna throw 20 notes on her to win it tonight. Besides - its the best record of the year for me.

[amaidment]

For anyone who didn't know, Amazon are selling DRM-free downloads of each of the Mercury nominated albums for only £3! There's some bargains there

[Wooderson]

Weller now at 1/10 on.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/06/mercury-prize-paul-weller

Clearly a leak somewhere along the line. One wonders will the fact that theres been some kind of a leak effect the result?

I always thought it was between Marling and The XX. Both records are better than Wellers. Still have €20 on Marling at 6/1.

[OneLittleFish]

He should be longer odds than that.

[ampersand]

Got £10 on Paul Weller to win at 18/1.

[Wooderson]

Shades on, feet up, feeling smug

[ampersand]

Shades on, feet up, feeling smug

[ampersand]

hearing xx for the first time.....are you shitting me? this is awful

[Wooderson]

or not

[Ed209]

Hey, it ain't Elegant Slumming, but what is!?

Decent enough record and had Mercury winner written all over it from the start. Not my personal fav from the list though