Posted July 26, 20178 yr So le Mercuré returns tomorrow morning with another 12 albums of presumed ~high quality~ Does anyone still care? or knew it was happening? either way I still follow it with interest even despite some previous mishaps (if they expect me to forgive that Get To Heaven snub then quite frankly they can GET TO HELL) a list of potential contenders: Sampha (dead cert) Stormzy (dead cert) Kate Tempest Laura Marling The xx Richard Dawson Rag'n'Bone Man (they like to have a commercial success or two on there) Idles Loyle Carner Wiley Bonobo / Kelly Lee Owens (one of the two) Slowdive Alfa Mist (the 'jazz pick') Gorillaz personal wishlist - Mura Masa (could happen), Glass Animals (maybe?), Jamie T (unlikely), Dutch Uncles (also unlikely), Kero Kero Bonito (about as likely as me winning the buzzrate, but just imagine) winner announced on September 14th ~
July 26, 20178 yr Hopefully this is the year that Public Service Broadcasting is finally recognised for the Mercury. Would love to see Ten Fé, but I doubt they'd be there.
July 27, 20178 yr Rooting for Laura Marling here, "Semper Femina" is my favourite album she's put out thus far.
July 27, 20178 yr alt-j - 'Relaxer' Blossoms - 'Blossoms' Dinosaur - 'Together, As One' Ed Sheeran - '÷' Glass Animals - 'How to Be a Human Being' J Hus - 'Common Sense' Kate Tempest - 'Let Them Eat Chaos' Loyle Carner - 'Yesterday’s Gone' Sampha - 'Process' Stormzy - 'Gang Signs & Prayer' The Big Moon - 'Love in the 4th Dimension' The xx - 'I See You' ED SHEERAN?
July 27, 20178 yr UGH, Ed. All about Sampha for me. It's a shame to not see Laura Marling on there, will this be her first album to not be on the list? Would've been great to see Mura Masa on there too but I wasn't sure it was that likely.
July 27, 20178 yr It's a shame to not see Laura Marling on there, will this be her first album to not be on the list? A Creature I Don't Know from 2011 and Short Movie from 2015 both missed out on the shortlist.
July 27, 20178 yr Nice to see xx, Loyle Carner,,Kate Tempest, Big Moon and Glass Animals on there Other albums I would have expected: Wiley - Godfather Laura Marling - Semper Femina Ride - Weather Diaries Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark? Saint Etienne - Home Counties Declan McKenna - What Do You Think About The Car PSB - Every Valley Sundara Karma - Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect Paul Weller - A Kind Revolution London Grammar - Truth Is A Beautiful Thing Rag n Bone Man - Human Sleaford Mods - English Tapas Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud Mr Jukes - God First Maximo Park - Risk to Exist Circa Waves - Different Creatures Slowdive - Slowdive
July 27, 20178 yr Ed Sheeran?! Lol! The xx, Glass Animals and Stormzy's are the albums I enjoy most off the list (of the ones I've heard)
July 27, 20178 yr A Creature I Don't Know from 2011 and Short Movie from 2015 both missed out on the shortlist. Ah okay! Thanks. Still, 3 out of 6 is pretty good!
July 27, 20178 yr Hopefully this is the year that Public Service Broadcasting is finally recognised for the Mercury. Would love to see Ten Fé, but I doubt they'd be there. Would've been great to see Mura Masa on there too but I wasn't sure it was that likely. Is there a time frame that an album has to be released in to be eligible? Just wondering that, because these albums were released in the last couple of weeks, maybe they'll be eligible for next year?
July 27, 20178 yr I think it's just the last 12 months from last July, maybe give or take a few weeks from when the shortlist comes out. I remember the Arctic Monkeys being nominated just a few weeks after their album came out. lol @ Ed Sheeran, I get that it's trying to get a younger audience back on board but still :') Glass Animals up tho <3
July 29, 20178 yr Nice to see Blossoms and Glass Animals in this list! Never expected The Big Moon at all but it's a welcome addition. And of course The xx :heart:
September 13, 20177 yr Bumping this as the result is announced tomorrow! It'll be broadcast on BBC Four from 9pm with BBC Radio 6 Music covering it from 7pm. I want The xx to snatch this but will be happy with alt-J, Blossoms or Glass Animals too to be honest. Stormzy will be a surprise as I don't expect we will get another grime artist for a second consecutive year! Edited September 13, 20177 yr by lewistgreen
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