Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist
2015 sees the iconic Mercury Prize return to the BBC. The shortlist of 12 Albums of the Year was unveiled exclusively on BBC Radio 6 Music on Friday 16 October. Find out more about the shortlist below.
This year’s Mercury Prize in association with BBC Music culminated in the announcement of the overall winner on Friday 20 November 2015 on BBC Four.
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Aphex Twin - Syro
Carefully crafted jittery electronica
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Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
Swaggering grunge-pop with a sharp bite
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Róisín Murphy - Hairless Toys
Funky and complex electronic pop
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C Duncan - Architect
Dream-pop meets modern composition
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ESKA - Eska
Distinctive folk music with a trippy twist
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Florence + the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Confident indie from much-loved chanteuse
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Ghostpoet - Shedding Skin
Eclectic alt-rock with dextrous wordplay
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Benjamin Clementine - At Least For Now
Dramatic and unique singer-songwriter
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Jamie xx - In Colour
Kaleidoscopic, genre-defying electronic music
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SOAK - Before We Forgot How To Dream
Young singer-songwriter's tender debut
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Gaz Coombes - Matador
Characteristic indie rock from ex-Supergrass frontman
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Slaves - Are You Satisfied?
Loud, audacious garage-rock












