Mercury Prize 2011: Reviews of all nominated albums
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|13:21 UK time, Tuesday, 19 July 2011
So the shortlisted albums for the 2011 Mercury Prize are confirmed, and what a lovely spread they make. Personally, I am really pleased to see albums by Ghostpoet and Metronomy in there - both are uniquely British collections, packed full of character and containing a raft of memorable songs. But everyone has their own favourites, of course - and if you need a little steering, or just want to be introduced to an artist for the first time, follow the links below to read about all of the nominated records and listen to previews.
Everything Everything - Man Alive
Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
Metronomy - The English Riviera
Gwilym Simcock - Good Days at Schloss Elmau
Listen to the nominations as they happened on Lauren Laverne's 6 Music show. For more Mercury Prize content, head to the 6 Music homepage.
Comment number 1.
At 05:40 20th Jul 2011, Ben_Heller wrote:Hi Mike,
Yeah couldn't agree more, it really is an eclectic list again so hats off to the judging panel. I know Adele will be a big favourite, but PJ Harvey may be set for another Mercury with "Let England Shake" which in my opinion is her best recording.
If I had a vote then it would be a toss up between Anna Calvi or King Creosote & Jon Hopkins.
https://hackskeptic.com/2011/07/19/2011-mercury-music-prize-nominations-news/
Keep us updated....
Ben Heller
https://hackskeptic.com
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Comment number 2.
At 14:48 21st Jul 2011, johnwayneschulz wrote:Anna Calvi's album is very good. I am also pleased to see 'On a mission' over there. It should be a cracking award this year. Fingers crossed for those 2 albums.
Chris Vincent
Ropin' Dreams
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