Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Mercury Prize Nominations Revealed

The nominees for the prestigious Mercury Prize have been announced. 

The award and nomination goes to the best British album of the year. Past winners include PJ Harvey, Primal Scream Portishead, Pulp, Elbow, Arctic Monkeys, The Klaxons, Alt-J, The xx and more. The awards started in 1992 and honor the best in British music. 

Here is the 2013 list:
Arctic Monkeys - AM
David Bowie - The Next Day
Disclosure - Settle
Foals - Holy Fire
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
James Blake - Overgrown
Jon Hopkins - Immunity
Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon
Rudimental - Home
Savages - Silence Yourself
Villagers - Awayland