Originally written by Alex Denney · 17 July 2007
The nominations for the Mercury Music Prize are hot off the press, folks, and it’s a rum old mix as ever. They are as follows:
The Young Knives Voices Of Animals And Men’ Jamie T Panic Prevention Bat For Lashes 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 Regan The End Of History.
Current odds after Mike Diver scarpered quick-sharp down the bookies are looking like this: Arctic Monkeys / Amy Winehouse 4-1, Klaxons / The View 8-1, Dizzee Rascal / Jamie T 8-1, 8-1, Bat For Lashes / The Young Knives / Fionn Regan 10-1, and the rest... 12-1.
Sam Strang is tipping Klaxons at 8/1 or Bat For Lashes at 10/1 – what do you think? Any glaring omissions this year? Howlers, etc?