Jul19
Mercury Prize 2011 shortlist
It’s that time of year again: the announcement of the 2011 shortlist for the Mercury Prize. The list (with links to online streamable versions where I could find them) is:
- Metronomy The English Riviera
- Adele 21
- Everything Everything Man Alive
- Ghostpoet Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
- Anna Calvi Anna Calvi
- Tinie Tempah Disc-Overy
- Elbow Build a Rocket Boys!
- Gwilym Simcock Good Days at Schloss Elmau
- James Blake James Blake
- PJ Harvey Let England Shake
- Katy B On a Mission
- King Creosote & Jon Hopkins Diamond Mine
The list already includes four of my favourite albums of the year: Anna Calvi, Elbow, James Blake and PJ Harvey’s efforts. I’m looking forward to giving the others a listen over the next couple of days.