One week to go until the nominees are announced. Exciting times.

 

One artist I'd love to see nominated but probably won't - Eugene McGuinness with 'Invitation to the Voyage'.

Edited September 5, 201212 yr by Brett-Butler

I love how "Coexist" is third favourite and it's not even out yet. Labrinth could be the surprise mainstream nomination and Vaccines are in with a shout although they won't win.

it would really kill alin if Rustie won :lol:

Nominations on Wednesday.. woop.

Hopefully an Alt-J win here!

I'm not a fan of the singer's voice in Alt-J.

A bit of mediocre year, isn't it?

 

Jessie Ware to win

Late inclusion for Cian Ciaran's 'Outside In' would be as totally unexpected as it would be fantastic.

I'd like to see Cate Le Bon on the list and Jessie Ware not on the list

 

 

Andy Gill on the Independant newspaper website suggests a certain ex-X Factor contestant be nominated.

Edited September 12, 201212 yr by AnthonyT

This is what I THINK the list will look like:

Alt-J, Bombay Bicycle Club, Django Django, Florence + the Machine, The Invisible, Jessie Ware, Kuedo, The Maccabees, Portico Quartet, Richard Hawley, Sam Lee, Sweet Billy Pilgrim

 

Django 2x for the win please!

 

 

After XX and Let England Shake do we expect a less predictable winner this year?

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Edited September 12, 201212 yr by AnthonyT

Here you go:

 

Alt-J – An Awesome Wave

Ben Howard – Every Kingdom

Django Django – Django Django

Field Music – Plumb

Jessie Ware – Devotion

Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough?

The Maccabees – Given to the Wild

Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again

Plan B – Ill Manors

Richard Hawley – Standing at the Sky's Edge

Roller Trio – Roller Trio

Sam Lee – Ground of its Own

 

I'd like Jessie Ware or Ben Howard to win, but of the realistic candidates, Alt-J would be a fine winner.

Mercury nominations leaked pic.twitter.com/hwboGsVS

 

does that link work - I'm on my phone.

Hate to say I told ya so about Ben Howard. Glorious album. Still need to listen to the La Havas offering.

Plan B is an interesting one. Between Alt-J and Django I'm guessing.

New odds from William Hill:

 

Richard Hawley - 4/1

Plan B - 4/1

Alt-J - 5/1

Django Django - 5/1

The Maccabees - 7/1

Jessie Ware - 7/1

Ben Howard - 8/1

Michael Kiwanuka - 8/1

Lianne La Havas - 8/1

Field Music - 10/1

Roller Trio - 10/1

Sam Lee - 10/1

 

 

They snubbed Emeli Sandé of which I'm a bit surprised as they did choose Plan B.

Pleasing to see my favourite album of last year and my favourite album of this year nominated. A good shortlist all round really, no one I dislike even a bit which is highly unusual, though I've not heard the token folk and jazz albums but that's the same as every other year.

New odds from William Hill:

 

Richard Hawley - 4/1

Plan B - 4/1

Alt-J - 5/1

Django Django - 5/1

The Maccabees - 7/1

Jessie Ware - 7/1

Ben Howard - 8/1

Michael Kiwanuka - 8/1

Lianne La Havas - 8/1

Field Music - 10/1

Roller Trio - 10/1

Sam Lee - 10/1

I'm guessing the fact that everyone has relatively short odds we can call the Speech Debelle effect :lol: