Mercury Music Prize Nominees Announced

The Mercury Music Prize has just announced – via twitter – the short list for it's annual album of the year prize. The nominees are as follows:
Damon Albarn
Polar Bear
FKA Twigs
Kate Tempest
Jungle
Royal Blood
Nick Mulvey
GoGo Penguin
Young Fathers
Anna Calvi
Bombay Bicycle Club
East India Youth
Last year the prize went to the fairly deserving James Blake – this year the list feels somewhat underwhelming, but we'd say the smart money is on Twigs' palatable (some might say bland…) electronica –
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