September 5, 201212 yr 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
September 6, 201212 yr 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.
September 12, 201212 yr Late inclusion for Cian Ciaran's 'Outside In' would be as totally unexpected as it would be fantastic.
September 12, 201212 yr Author Andy Gill on the Independant newspaper website suggests a certain ex-X Factor contestant be nominated. Edited September 12, 201212 yr by AnthonyT
September 12, 201212 yr 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!
September 12, 201212 yr Author After XX and Let England Shake do we expect a less predictable winner this year?
September 12, 201212 yr 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.
September 12, 201212 yr Author Mercury nominations leaked pic.twitter.com/hwboGsVS does that link work - I'm on my phone.
September 12, 201212 yr Hate to say I told ya so about Ben Howard. Glorious album. Still need to listen to the La Havas offering.
September 12, 201212 yr 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
September 12, 201212 yr They snubbed Emeli Sandé of which I'm a bit surprised as they did choose Plan B.
September 12, 201212 yr 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.
September 12, 201212 yr 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:
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