Originally written by Mike Diver · 4 September 2007
Time to put our pretend money where our ever-so-real mouths are: DiS is picking our individual favourites for tonight's Mercury Prize, and leaving them here so we can see who's right. And, more importantly, who is wrong and has to buy the biscuits tomorrow.
The nominees for the £20k prize, in case you need reminding:
The Young Knives Voices Of Animals And Men Jamie T Panic Prevention Bat For Lashes (pictured) Fur And Gold Klaxons Myths Of The Near Future The View Hats Off To The Buskers Amy Winehouse Back To Black Basquiat Strings Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford Dizzee Rascal Maths + English New Young Pony Club Fantastic Playroom Maps We Can Create Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare Fionn ReganThe End Of History
And the DiS picks...
Mike Diver: Bat For Lashes Samuel Strang: Klaxons Alex Denney: Bat For Lashes Him Tall: The Young Knives Kevin Kharas: Klaxons Dan Wale: Jamie T Raziq Rauf: Bat For Lashes Tom Milway: Bat For Lashes Gareth Dobson: Bat For Lashes
Guest pick, Kevin Drew (on the phone, just now): Fionn Regan (although he didn't know t'other nominees)
Well, that's that, then: Bat For Lashes to win. Who do you think will win, though? Please comment accordingly below, and come back here after the ceremony to see if anyone's on the money...