2015 Mercury Prize nominees announced
photo: Jamie xx at Terminal 5 in August (more by Mimi Hong)
The shortlist for the 2015 Barclaycard Mercury Prize was announced, with the following 12 albums up for this year’s prize:
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 winner will be announced November 20. Who do you think it will be this year? Last year it was Young Fathers.