who now what?

Don't think I have heard a single one of these bands

well get too it then

my bet is on the XX winning it

Yeah, my money's on XX
But of the list, I like Two Dancers the most. Quite a phenomenal album and band, I think.

XX or Laura Marling probably. Last year's nominees were way better.

biffy are so good

wtf is this

Foals better fucking win this. The XX, I Am Kloot or Wild Beasts would be good also I guess.

Actually that is a pretty good line up for the mercury prize, usually I only agree with one or two albums max.

Wild Beasts deserve this.

Go Mumford and Sons!

if mumford and sons win this i will lose all hope

Mercury winners are impossible to predict, Speech Debelle won last year ffs.

That said, this shortlist is (relatively) good, I'd like to see Foals or Biffy Clyro win.

debelle has to be the most surprising winner in a list of generally surprising winners

also, shes shit

foals FTW

Id never heard of her before she won and I haven't heard of her siince

Lol Speech Debelle.

I like the XX

Biffy better fucking win

Foals has got this! No, not really, but I'm rooting for them.

Meh...

Foals better fucking win this [2]

Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
Foals – Total Life Forever
Wild Beasts – Two Dancers


one of those, plsss

I'd honestly like to see Rascal for the upset

His new stuff is pretty pathetic though. I reckon Foals have it in the bag.

Nobody ever has Mercury in the bag.

I'm with Ali... Foals or Biffy.

Tbh though, I can't see Biffy winning at all.

Saw the odds somewhere else & it was Dizzee & The Xx as equal faves, with I Am Kloot the outsider.

Still want you to review I Am Kloot Davey, did you give it a listen?

Rascal.

gahhhh please dont review I Am Kloot, Davey, i was so looking forward to being the only contrib+ interested in that albuM!

mercury continue to be raging faggots

OK then, Adam, review I Am Kloot and do it soon.

1992: Primal Scream – Screamadelica
1993: Suede – Suede
1994: M People – Elegant Slumming
1995: Portishead – Dummy
1996: Pulp – Different Class
1997: Roni Size/Reprazent – New Forms
1998: Gomez – Bring It On
1999: Talvin Singh – OK
2000: Coldplay – Yellow
2001: PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
2002: Ms. Dynamite – A Little Deeper
2003: Dizzee Rascal – Boy in da Corner
2004: Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
2005: Antony and the Johnsons – I Am a Bird Now
2006: Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
2007: Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
2008: Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
2009: Speech Debelle - Speech Therapy

uh winners nearly all the time.. cant believe Radiohead couldnt get it even once (OK Computer, Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief and In Rainbows were all nominated)

pretty shitty choices theyve made

Nah, haven't listened yet Rosco. Will wait on Strikey's word... Not that I don't trust your, but... umm... bye.

lol a bit of a freudian slip thinking that coldplay's debut lp was called Yellow

yeah ross dont worry ill post it in 2 days' time i have my 100th to do before it though!!!

Ooh, Strikey's 100th review... I think it's gonna be... The Blackout.

Shit me you're nearly on 100; I remember when I had nearly as many reviews as you!!!

LOL Davey. 5/5.

Ross you've only posted 3 reviews this year even by your standards that's pretty slow mate.

I've tried to motivate him Adam... I failed... He's a lost cause.

Well damn so I have. Didn't realise I was going quite so slowly. I did write two paragraphs earlier though so it might be 4 sooner rather than later.

And where was this supposed motivation Davey?

When I beat you at World Cup fantasy league... It was my indirect way of motivation.

And then was that other time when I said "write more reviews".

And I think I even used the word "contributor" at one stage.

lol me contributor, gave up on that a while ago mate.

XX will win, would be nice to see Villagers or Laura Marling take it though.