What do you think of the 2009 Mercury Prize Nominees?
May 13, 2010
Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Florence & The Machine – Lungs
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
La Roux – La Roux
Led Bib – Sensible Shoes
Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew
Speech Debelle – Speech Therapy
Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Twice Born Men
The Horrors – Primary Colours
The Invisible – The Invisible
Q1: What have you listened to from this list?
Q2: What one is your favorite?
Q3: Least favorite?
Q4: Do you have a list of snubs? put them here.
Q5: Who would you like to see win?
Q6: Who do you think is the odds on favorite to win?
Q7: What do you think of this overall list as a sample of the best in British and Irish music in the last year?
Feel free to answer any or all of the above questions… feel free to add your own if you wish. They’re merely there to spark discussion.
In order to be eligible for the Mercury Prize, the album must be released by a British or Irish artist or band between July ’08 and July ’09.
too serious for this early in the morning?
or is British music just that unpopular in the States….
no shame… I’ve only heard 5 of them, and only own 2 of the albums myself.
Wire & String: Third came out in late April.
But it got snubbed last year – not even a nomination (Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid, a very underrated album, won it – beating out Radiohead, British Sea Power, Burial, Robert Plant & Alison Kraus, the Last Shadow Puppets, Adele, and a few other albums I still have yet to hear).
Q1: What have you listened to from this list?
Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Florence & The Machine – Lungs
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
The Horrors – Primary Colours
Q2: What one is your favorite?
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Q3: Least favorite?
Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Q4: Do you have a list of snubs? put them here.
Kaiser Chiefs "Off With Their Heads"
White Lies "To Lose My Life…" I know they’re criticized for being derivative but I liked this album more than some on that list despite the occasional sense of deja vu it causes.
Q5: Who would you like to see win?
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum ….don’t worry Waves I doubt they’ll win so you won’t have to soil a perfectly pristine barf bag.
Q6: Who do you think is the odds on favorite to win?
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
Q7: What do you think of this overall list as a sample of the best in British and Irish music in the last year? Probably not. There is always something else out there that just hasn’t been celebrated yet.
I really liked The Horrors new album. Its completely different than their last one which could be disruptive for a fan. But I think that they do it so well its difficult not to just accept the change and enjoy.
12 Responses to “What do you think of the 2009 Mercury Prize Nominees?”
LOL sorry Waves… what a terrific question!!
I am running around trying to get ready to leave and YA finally has a couple of interesting questions!
thank you for all your effort here, actually I would love to take the time to check out a couple of things that I haven’t heard..
Kasabian and The Horrors are my faves off the top of my head
but I’ll be back to answer your question more in depth
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By Punch's Jukebox on May 14, 2010
Well…I…ummm…well…
OK, I’m not really familiar with these bands. I’ve heard of a few of them, but I’ve heard very little to nothing by them.
*blushing*
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By Sookie on May 14, 2010
Q1: none of them…
Q4: when did portishead- third come out? seems like it was sometime last summer…
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By Wire & String on May 14, 2010
wavesy i dont underrstand this question. l-)
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By free your mind on May 14, 2010
i liked both good
^^^ Best Answer, right there
In all honesty, some of the names on the list seem familiar, but that’s it.
Third didn’t even get a nomination? Tragic.
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By PJ ("Two Sheds" Jackson) on May 14, 2010
Q1: What have you listened to from this list?
Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Florence & The Machine – Lungs
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
The Horrors – Primary Colours
Q2: What one is your favorite?
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Q3: Least favorite?
Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Q4: Do you have a list of snubs? put them here.
Kaiser Chiefs "Off With Their Heads"
White Lies "To Lose My Life…" I know they’re criticized for being derivative but I liked this album more than some on that list despite the occasional sense of deja vu it causes.
Q5: Who would you like to see win?
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum ….don’t worry Waves I doubt they’ll win so you won’t have to soil a perfectly pristine barf bag.
Q6: Who do you think is the odds on favorite to win?
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
Q7: What do you think of this overall list as a sample of the best in British and Irish music in the last year? Probably not. There is always something else out there that just hasn’t been celebrated yet.
I really liked The Horrors new album. Its completely different than their last one which could be disruptive for a fan. But I think that they do it so well its difficult not to just accept the change and enjoy.
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By simone on May 14, 2010
I have listened to any of those albums, but bands yes. Can’t WAIT to get Kasabian’s new album though!
Anyway, out of what I’ve heard from the list, I would say decent, but kind of ‘meh’. Florence and the Machine are pretty good, and La Roux seems -kind of- promising, well.
Q1: None of the albums, but bands – Kasabian, Bat for Lashes, La Roux, Glasvegas, Florence and the Machine.
Q2: Kasabian
Q3: I don’t like Glasvegas..
Q4: Do you have a list of snubs? I don’t believe I do.
Q5: Kasabian! I can not wait to hear this album, their new songs are brilliant.
Q6: I dunno, probably Glasvegas or Florence & the Machine.
Q7: Ehhhhh.
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By Ladytron on May 14, 2010
Q1: What have you listened to from this list?
florence (some), glasvegas (some)
although the horrors has been getting interesting reviews
Q2: What one is your favorite?
none – i’ve yet to listen to a full album
Q3: Least favorite?
la roux – so incredibly annoying
Q4: Do you have a list of snubs? put them here.
not off the top of my head
Q5: Who would you like to see win?
don’t care
Q6: Who do you think is the odds on favorite to win?
probably between florence / glasvegas / kasabian
Q7: What do you think of this overall list as a sample of the best in British and Irish music in the last year?
best, or most popular?
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By captain futility on May 14, 2010
q: well, sir, i have only heard the horrors’ album.
q: the horrors lp
q: the horrors lp
q: not really
q: i have no idea
q: someone from the uk
q: i don’t know, i only just become acquainted with this place: europe
maybe if i still looked at the nme website, i would have heard all of these.
yeah, it was pointless to even answer this.
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By likegibberish (you hungry ghost) on May 14, 2010
Q1: What have you listened to from this list?
Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
Florence & The Machine – Lungs
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
La Roux – La Roux
The Horrors – Primary Colours
Q2: What one is your favorite?
The Horrors or Kasabian
Q3: Least favorite?
Glasvegas (sorry but i find their music so boring)
Q4: Do you have a list of snubs? put them here.
I would like to say franz ferdinand but as their latest album was no where near as good as their other two although it has it’s good bits and they’ve already won it before they were’t going to get picked
Q5: Who would you like to see win?
The horrors because they aren’t that well known and this is their 2nd album
Q6: Who do you think is the odds on favorite to win?
florence and the machine or bat for lashes because they are the sort of arty unusual artists that are often overlooked and i think they will pick a female artist this year because this year has been kind of dominated by them
Q7: What do you think of this overall list as a sample of the best in British and Irish music in the last year?
Alot of female vocalists which sums up this year, lots of new female singers (la roux, little boots, florence and the machine ect.) aswell as others who have done really well this year and deserve to be recognised more
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By ginga on May 14, 2010
Q1: What have you listened to from this list?
kasabian
glasvegas
bat for lashes
florence and the machine
la roux
Q2: What one is your favorite?
kasabian
Q3: Least favorite?
la roux
Q4: Do you have a list of snubs? put them here.
manics street preachers journal for prague lovers
diamond hoo ha man by supergrass was very good too
Q5: Who would you like to see win?
kasabian
Q6: Who do you think is the odds on favorite to win?
radio 1 has been tipping little boots, i dont know a lot about her but i think she’ll be one of the faves as well as florence and the machine
Q7: What do you think of this overall list as a sample of the best in British and Irish music in the last year?
i think they’ve concentrated on too many new bands,i’d have liked to have seen the manics get a mention. i think glasvegas and kasabian are 2 really good examples of great british music
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By BUT on May 14, 2010
Great info, thanks for useful article. I’m waiting for more
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