The shortlist of nominees for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, which honors the best British album of the past year as chosen by a panel of British music critics and industry figures, has been announced. The list is:
Aphex Twin – Syro
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
Róisín Murphy – Hairless Toys
C Duncan – Architect
ESKA – ESKA
Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Ghostpoet – Shedding Skin
Benjamin Clementine – At Least for Now
Jamie xx – In Colour
SOAK – Before We Forgot How to Dream
Gaz Coombes – Matador
Slaves – Are You Satisfied?
The Mercury Prize winner will be announced on November 20.
Last year’s winners were Young Fathers. Previous winners have included James Blake, PJ Harvey, the xx, Pulp, Portishead, Arctic Monkeys, Antony and the Johnsons, Franz Ferdinand, and more.
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