Mercury Prize Nominations 2009-07-21 by Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | 9 Comments | The shortlist for the 2009 Barclaycard Mercury Prize have been announced, with Florence & The Machine and Kasabian the early favourites to take home the gong.
The nominees for the award, which honours the best album produced in Britain and Ireland during the previous twelve months, were announced this morning (July 21) by radio DJ/ex-Kernicke frontwoman Lauren Laverne.
Both Florence & The Machine's Lungs and Kasabian's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum were quoted prices of 5/1, with Glasvegas's debut self-titled and Bat For Lashes's Two Suns close behind at 6/1.
The full list of nominees, with bookmaker's odds, can be seen below.
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns (6/1)
Florence & The Machine - Lungs (5/1)
Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires (8/1)
Glasvegas - Glasvegas (6/1)
Kasabian West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (5/1)
La Roux - La Roux (6/1)
Led Bib - Sensible Shoes (10/1)
Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew (8/1)
Speech Debelle - Speech Therapy (8/1)
Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Twice Born Men (10/1)
The Horrors - Primary Colours (8/1)
The Invisible - The Invisible (10/1)
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i'm really pulling for friendly fires, their album was excellent.
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did not like the new kasabian at all
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Bat for Lashes is the only thing off of this list that I've heard that wasn't horrible.
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I'm on fire (dang dang dang dang dang dang dang dang dang)
Actually, if those odds are genuine, it's a pretty even race & may be worth having a speck at 2 or 3 of the nominees.
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FLORENCE
seriously, FLORENCE!
Everyone else on here is either mediocre or horrible, with the exception of Bat For Lashes which just doesn't sit well with me. Kasabian's new record is so so boring.
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What, no Gallows?
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solid list. LungsLungsLungs!
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Agreed, Florence all the way.
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strikey: how can Bat For Lashes not sit well with you? Natasha Khan is amazing.
i either would like Bat For Lashes or Florence and the Machine to win
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