Mercury Music Prize Nominees Announced

One of the most famous, credible awards for music would have to be the Mercury Music Prize and this morning it announced the full line up of nominations.

A big shout for Lisa Hannigan who flies the Irish flag with, excluding the poor Stone Roses tribute act, most of the acts being pretty new to the scene

Glasvegas “Glasvegas” (Sony BMG)
Bat For Lashes “Two Suns” (EMI)
Lisa Hannigan “Sea Sew” (Absolute/Hoop)
The Horrors “Primary Colours” (XL)
Kasabian “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum” (Sony Music)
Led Bib “Sensible Shoes” (Cuneiform)
The Invisible “The Invisible” (Titan/Pyramid)
La Roux “La Roux” (Polydor)
Friendly Fires “Friendly Fires” (XL)
Sweet Billy Pilgrim “Twice Born Men” (EMI)
Speech Debelle “Speech Therapy” (Big Dada)
Florence and The Machine “Lungs” (Island)

I might do some sort of Mercury Music Prize special over the next couple of days. Then agai….I might not.