The shortlist for the Mercury Prize, an annual award for best British album of the prior 12 months, was announced today. The nominees are:
Arctic Monkeys -
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan -
Ballad Of The Broken Seas Editors -
The Back Room Guillemots -
Through the Windowpane Richard Hawley -
Coles Corner Hot Chip -
The Warning Muse -
Black Holes and Revelations Zoe Rahman -
Melting Pot Lou Rhodes -
Beloved One Scritti Politti -
White Bread Black Beer Sway -
This Is My Demo Thom Yorke -
The EraserPast winners include Franz Ferdinand (who won in 2004), PJ Harvey, Dizzee Rascal, Ms. Dynamite, Badly Drawn Boy, Gomez, Suede, M People, Portishead, Roni Size/Reprasent, Tavin Singh, Pulp and Primal Scream (who took home the inaugural prize in 1992).
Thom Yorke is an easy pick for this one, but don't be surprised if the Editors or Muse takes this year's prize.
