Mercury Muisc Prize 2013

[Sid James]

Nominations are out this years Gong, Contenders for Album of the year are:

Arctic Monkeys - AM
James Blake - Overgrown
David Bowie - The Next Day
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
Disclosure - Settle
Foals - Holy Fire
Jon Hopkins - Immunity
Laura Marling - Once I was and Eagle
Laura Mvula - Sing to the moon
Rudimental - Home
Savages - Silence Youself
Villagers - (Awayland)


Bowie is hotly tipped for this, although I think this is down to the fact that he's Bowie and he's released a album as opposed to musical merit and similar I think for the Arctic Monkeys nomination, then again I'm hyper cynical


Thoughts, favourite , NEA ??

Jake Bugg for me


More Details on the BBC

 

[Bungle]

I thought I was doing quite well when I recognised the top 4 artists, then I had no idea who any of the rest were.

Based on the ones I know and have heard it'd be Jake Bugg for me as well

 

[Sid James]

I thought I was doing quite well when I recognised the top 4 artists, then I had no idea who any of the rest were.

Based on the ones I know and have heard it'd be Jake Bugg for me as well

From What I've seen on here , he divides opinion

 

[toffeesnuggs]

Floyd lad

 

[Bungle]

From What I've seen on here , he divides opinion

Their opinion means nothing to be fair, me and you have the casting vote.

 

[Sid James]

Their opinion means nothing to be fair, me and you have the casting vote.

Is this inaugural GOT Music Prize .... Imagine Bowie's face when he receives his brand new Mug ?

 

[steken1]

Laura marling - once I was and Eagle. I've never heard the album but she sounds off her tits and that usually a prerequisite for decent music.

 

[Bungle]

Is this inaugural GOT Music Prize .... Imagine Bowie's face when he receives his brand new Mug ?

Imagine his face when they tell him it's £10 for the mug

 

[Sid James]

Laura marling - once I was and Eagle. I've never heard the album but she sounds off her tits and that usually a prerequisite for decent music.

I got that a few weeks ago, it's growing on me slowly, can't believe she's only 24 !

 

[Sid James]

Imagine his face when they tell him it's £10 for the mug

TBF though, his shock would be tempered by the realisation he has a 6 month GOT upgrade

 

[Maxwell]

Obviously going to be Bowie. This award gets worse each passing year. Boards of Canada? Bonobo? Vondelpark? Depeche ****ing Mode? And dont even get me started on the lack of metal and punk in these nominations.

 

[LocalNative]

I think the list is quite obvious. They've played it safe again. Bit disappointed The 1975 didn't get a nomination here. Think it is probably between Bowie, Marling and Disclosure. With Bowie probably edging it.

Can't see Arctic Monkeys getting it. I'd love to see Foals or Savages get it, but no chance.

 

[Sid James]

Interesting Winners for previous years, some Awesome, some good and some WTF..

1992 Primal Scream*–*Screamadelica
1993 Suede*–*Suede
1994 M People*–*Elegant Slumming
1995 Portishead*–*Dummy
1996 Pulp*–*Different Class
1997 Roni Size/Reprazent*–*New Forms
1998 Gomez*–*Bring It On
1999 Talvin Singh*–*Ok
2000 Badly Drawn Boy*–*The Hour of Bewilderbeast
2001 PJ Harvey*–*Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
2002 Ms. Dynamite*–*A Little Deeper
2003 Dizzee Rascal*–*Boy in da Corner
2004 Franz Ferdinand*–*Franz Ferdinand
2005 Antony and the Johnsons*–*I Am a Bird Now
2006 Arctic Monkeys*–*Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
2007 Klaxons*–*Myths of the Near Future
2008 Elbow*–*The Seldom Seen Kid
2009 Speech Debelle*–*Speech Therapy
2010 The xx*–*xx
2011 PJ Harvey*–*Let England Shake
2012 Alt-J*–*An Awesome Wave


Also worth a look to see who didn't win

 

[Brennan]

Disclosure and Foals should both be real contenders, but they won't be.

 

[Bluechew]

Laura Marling for me but the Bowie album is a top album for a pensioner