Radiohead, Adele up for Mercury Prize

Radiohead, Adele and Estelle have been nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Music Prize.

British Sea Power, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Elbow and Laura Marling were also among the 12 acts shortlisted for album of the year.

Alex Turner, who made the 2006 and 2007 shortlists with Arctic Monkeys, scored his third year in a row with his Last Shadow Puppets side-project.

The list, which was announced by Lauren Laverne at Covent Garden's The Hospital, also featured surprise nominations for electro-rock project Neon Neon, London jazz group Portico Quartet and folk outfit Rachel Unthank & The Winterset.

Chair of Judges Simon Frith said: "This turns out to be a remarkably rich year for British music.

"What is most striking is the continued resilience and flexibility of the album as a way of organising music-making. It remains an unrivalled source of musical invention and imagination."

The nominations in full:

  • Adele - 19

  • British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?

  • Burial - Untrue

  • Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

  • Estelle - Shine

  • Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim

  • Neon Neon - Stainless Style

  • Portico Quartet - Knee-Deep In The North Sea

  • Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - The Bairns

  • Radiohead - In Rainbows

  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand

  • The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement


    • The winner will be announced live on BBC Two on Tuesday, September 9.

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