THE shortlist of albums nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize has been revealed.
THE shortlist of albums nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize has been revealed.
Among the 12 on the list are efforts from Radiohead, Adele, the Last Shadow Puppets, Estelle and Elbow.
The winner will be announced in a live TV show on BBC 2 on September 9.
The 12 albums on the shortlist are:-
- Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
- Radiohead - In Rainbows
- British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
- Burial - Untrue
- Estelle - Shine
- Adele - 19
- Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim
- Rachel Unthank and The Winterset - The Bairns
- Neon Neon - Stainless Style
- Portico Quartet - Knee Deep In The North Sea
- Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of Understatement
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