July 23, 20204 yr Well my prediction of FKA twigs being the favourite is out of the window immediately lol x That's a really shocking omission! Sad at the lack of Jessie Ware as well. :( This list is... pretty disappointing on the whole, should have let DalekTurret decide the nominees instead clearly. There are only 3 albums there I have heard in full, Charli and Dua both had great pop albums so I guess I am going full poptimist and rooting for one of those two (preferably Charli), the other one I've heard is Stormzy and his album I found pretty underwhelming. Based on what I have heard from the others I am happy to see Anna Meredith (not my first choice for a token electronic pick but still good) and Michael Kiwanuka nominated as well (and I see Kiwanuka is the favourite so I guess I'd be happy with that x), Kano and Georgia both also had one single from their current albums that I could get behind, as for the rest I can't really say I care at all unfortunately. Not heard anything from Lanterns On The Lake in fairness.
July 23, 20204 yr The stormzy inclusion is a misfire imo, it’s really nothing special. Everything else is pretty decent so it’s probably one of the stronger lists in recent years... just missing the two best albums! I’d be up for a Dua Lipa win
July 23, 20204 yr Anna Meredith :o :wub: That has instantly made me take notice of this, go check her out people, every one of her songs is amazing!
July 23, 20204 yr BBC: "Mercury Prize 2020: Female artists lead nominations for the first time" it's almost never above 20%, equality achieved, female artists FINALLY made "serious" music that year!!! (back to the usual 20% in 2021 tho one year is enough)
July 23, 20204 yr I should maybe check out the rest of the Anna Meredith album but while we're having a collective forum stan moment over her I'll implore everyone to at the very least check out this music video which is a thing of beauty xx yjmZLaymJU8
July 23, 20204 yr Slightly odd looking shortlist. 2019's was great, the best I remember in ages. Definitely a shame for Rina Sawayama not making it. Suspected The 1975 wouldn't - 'A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships' probably deserved to win it but it's been recognised by nearly everyone that 'Notes on a Conditional Form' is a drop off in quality and probably a bit too messy for the Mercury.
July 23, 20204 yr really? for me the 2019 list was like the worst ever, this is a million times better
July 23, 20204 yr Overall I think this year's is stronger. But there's more that I loved in 2019 (Fontaines, The 1975, Idles, black midi, Foals) - but there were 3/4 I didn't like at all. This year I like all but Stormzy really.
July 23, 20204 yr Really love stormzys album don't understand the hate. Also love Laura Marling, Georgia, Kiwanuka and like Dua but if they were going down that route why not Jessie instead?
July 25, 20204 yr I think this is a good list, and none of the omissions I’d be particularly bothered about, not been able to get into that Twigs album anywhere near as much as I’d have hoped. Happy for the favourite to win, really like what I’ve heard of Kiwanuka.
July 25, 20204 yr I can't really pretend that I even care that much about FKA twigs either (I haven't even listened to the album as I found the singles very hit or miss, though I did love 'sad day' and 'holy terrain'), she just seems like a really bizarre person to snub given the universal acclaim her album had. I saw plenty of people being mad at the BRITs for not nominating her album and that's both more mainstream and with fewer nomination slots, for the Mercury to snub her as well is just baffling!
July 29, 20204 yr Well that's very disappointing to hear if they really weren't even considering her because of her not technically being a British citizen. They're not a government organisation, I'm not sure why they feel the need to enforce that criteria so rigidly?
July 30, 20204 yr Yeh I mean there must be loads of people in big cities like London in this position?!
September 24, 20204 yr Well this is being announced on... The One Show later on :lol: Performance show was on BBC 4 last night, Sports Team were brilliant GR7AgDvf8JM
September 24, 20204 yr I can't bring myself to watch 'The One Show' but will be listening over on 6Music. Rooting for Moses Boyd!
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