Originally written by Sean Adams · 15 September 2016
After days of voting over on our brand new forums, the winner of this year's Neptune Prize (our alternative to the Mercury Prize to shine a light on some records we recommend) wasn't our editor's choice (The Kills) or our reviews editor's choice (PJ Harvey) but it was...
“Congratulations to MARTHA (@MarthaDIY / @fortunapop), winners of the #NeptunePrize 2016. Album available @bandcamp: https://t.co/uXTKwEQI3D— Drowned in Sound ⚓️ (@DrownedinSound) September 15, 2016”
Who? Read Paul Brown's 9/10 review of the album here.
Who else was nominated?
2016 Neptune Prize
The Nominees
Anna Meredith - Varmints (Moshi Moshi) The Anchoress - Confessions of a Romance Novelist (Kscope) Black Peaks - Statues (Sony) Fiona Brice - Postcards From... (Bella Union) Darren Hayman - Thankful Villages (Rivertones) Daughter - Not To Disappear (4AD/Glassnote) Desert Mountain Tribe - Either That Or The Moon (Membran) Floating Points - Elaenia (Beat) Future of the Left - The Peace & Truce of Future of the Left (Self-Release) Garbage - Strange Little Birds (Stunvolume) The Kills - Ash & Ice (Domino) Martha - Blisters In the Pit of My Heart (Fortuna Pop!/Dirtnap) Meilyr Jones - 2013 (Moshi Moshi) Melt Yourself Down - Last Evenings On Earth (The Leaf Label) Muncie Girls - From Caplan to Belsize (Animal Style) Pet Shop Boys - Super (x2/Kobalt) PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project (Island/Vagrant) Suede - Night Thoughts (Suede Ltd. / Warner) Shura - Nothing's Real (Polydor/Interscope) Three Trapped Tigers - Silent Earthling (Superball)
Listen to this year's nominees on our Spotify playlist.