Mercury Music Prize 2008 tittle-tattle aggregator

Bloc Party to win a prize for the onliest single called Mercury?

And John Lydon to present the award?

it qualifies ! trust me !

It should be the Keith Tippett Tapestry Orchestra but no fucking way.

Duffy may indeed crack it, or (srsly) Coldplay. Dull dull dull. The Wombats will get a nom but (jesus I hope) will not win.

I'm wondering if the delayed release of the Polar Bear album might be tactical? Apparently it was recorded in December 2006.

Coldplay wont win in a year Radiohead put out In Rainbows, unless, of course, no one at Radiohead Towers stumped up the £150 admission fee or whatever.

Who are the Mercury judges this year?

that Welsh Wench from The Guardian is one.

Stevie Nicks?

It also seems impossible that The Ting Tings will be ignored. And that Foals album that's not exactly flying off shelves might just get a late sales bump off this too...

I think I'd put Estelle as borderline, along with The Last Shadow Puppets. Oh, hang on, Adele. I can see that they might like that a bit.

could be a surprise nomination:

James - Hey Ma

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Polar Bear does not qualify for this year's Mercury Prize

I don't give a toss unless Youthmovies are nominated, and then I still don't care cos they'll only be in to make up the numbers.

What about Robert Plant and Alison K ? does that qualify?

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Oh, and Hot Chip, almost definitely.

65dos was released May last year.

I've got the Polar Bear album already, bought it straight from the label; Dizzy's first album was nominated the day after release, wasn't it?

If Elbow win it'll be Pol Pot time.

I understand that Mercury archivists are currently hard at work in Somerset House and the Kew Public Records Office looking for possible British ancestry of any member of Fleet Foxes.

:D ^^^^

Mercury Prize loves debut albums and always has a few female artists

Adele Vs Duffy Vs Marling Vs Nash

Adele too boring
Duffy too mainstream
Marling too serious
Nash too crap

I reckon Duffy will likely be shortlisted

I wish The Notwist were British.

I don't think Hot Chip will necessarily get a nom. I'd like to see Sennen on the shortlist... well, the longlist anyway.

Kate Nash could just be nominated; August 6th release.

Polar Bear is not released till July 28th therefore will qualify for Mercury Prize 2009

predict:

Coldplay OR Radiohead
Duffy
Ting Tings
Last Shadow Puppets
Poxy Foals
Elbow
Estelle
Hot Chip OR Sam Sparro
Portishead OR Pendulum
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss OR Paul Weller
Jazz
Other

I can't see past Lightspeed Champion.

It's the hat.

I'd have a punt on Last Shadow Puppets.

Also Goldfrapp durr.

stating the obvious: but i reckon these will be shortlisted:

Burial [I know Kode9 / Hyperdub didn't enter the first Burial album, I wonder if the second Burial album was entered?]

Elbow

Portishead

Radiohead

Rachel Unthank & the Winterset [probably the token folk nomination]

Sam Sparro is Australian, no?

Sam Sparro is a shade too Australian (this also takes out Cilmi and Pendulum, I should imagine). I'd say that the list will have Adele, Duffy, Kate Nash and Estelle on it, the press bumph will be all "Yay women!", and the prize will go to... Coldplay.

Pendulum = OZ band [don't qualify for the Mercury Prize)

Lightspeed Champion would have the benefit of being both GUITAR and BLACK, thus filling the only two requirements for winning the Mercury in one total package.

I LOVE drum'n'bass. Whenever I want to get a whole dancefloor going I put on Pendulum. When that beat drops...aahhhhh. SO HEAVY. They make the best electronic music.

Fake Louis?

Burial
Edwyn Collins
Duffy
Elbow
Goldfrapp
Guillemots
The Last Shadow Puppets
Lightspeed Champion
Radiohead
The Shortwave Set
Some folkie
Some jazzbo

Petridis: "But really, is the sound of Pendulum any less authentic because it appeals to a more intelligent audience than the original junglists did?"

Uhhhh... what, Louis?

Paraphrasing the Head Of Music at our uni radio station, who made constant references to his love of "heavy rock", as championed by the likes of InMe and Reuben.

Pendulum makes a pretty good pizza topping

Pendulum bottle opener

This is a guy who thinks Laura Marling is pretty much here to save music.

Will PJ Harvey get nominated for White Chalk?

Rachel Unthank & the something-or-other, I assume? British twee folkness. Joanna Newsome-esque

such great wrongness in such a small statement :(

Tell me more then! I'm going exclusively off her Myspace.

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Yes, she's nothing like Joanna Newsom, she's not shite

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^^^ brilliant heavy rock, great for when you want to make some noise

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If the Mercury Prize was selected by rateyourmusic.com ratings this would be the shortlist:

6 from the qualifying period of 2007

Radiohead
Primordial
PJ Harvey
Oceansize
Burial
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

6 from the qualifying period of 2008

Portishead
Esoteric
Elbow
No-Man
The Fall
James

If Elbow win it'll be Pol Pot time.

― Dingbod Kesterson, Monday, 21 July 2008 15:26 (1 month ago) Bookmark Permalink

ELBOW SELECTOR: We speak exclusively to Simon Frith about how he came to this decision.

A humerus look at the Mercury Prize

I've never heard Elbow

I've only just realised that Elbow aren't Doves, and now I have no idea who they are.

Don't worry, they are Doves really.

I felt very Pol Pot on Tuesday evening for sure and it's probably just as well ILx wasn't up at the time to allow things to cool down a little.

Lauren Laverne reported "disappeared"

Watching 6Music DJ Lauren Laverne lickarse 6Music DJ Guy Garvey on Tuesday night was the most offensive thing I've ever seen on TV and I've duly written to OFFTHETELLY or whatever the broadcasting regulation commission is now called.

I put my boot through each respective arse and sent 6Music the cleaning bill

HOW DARE THIS BROADSHEET-FRIENDLY INOFFENSIVE COMPROMISE CHOICE ALBUM WIN THIS BROADSHEET-FRIENDLY INOFFENSIVE COMPROMISE TYPE PRIZE?!!!

YOURS,

A VERY ANGRY MAN

Burial reported "middle class" at the findings.

That is, if they'd managed to find Burial.

Burial was apparently in a hotel over the road.

He loves his Little Chef mega-deals.

From the Mercury HYS thread:

Instead of watching a show that really only served one purpose- to add to the endless list of rather tiresome accolades a musician or group of musicians can get, I watched Maestro instead, which was not only entertaining, but served to create a deeper awareness of classical music to people who would not be as likely to listen to it. Indeed, classical music has existed for a long time, whereas ten years from now, people will have forgotten modern musicians.

Hannah, Bristol

But Maestro was on BBC2 as well, immediately before the Mercuries show.

Classical music listeners are only allowed to watch one hour of television every other day, and none at all if it's on ITV.

You guys can hate all you want but deep down you know that classical music has existed for longer than modern music

TV's Bradley Walsh has existed for longer than Sue Perkins. Does that necessarily make him better?

He is though

Fair enough.

I'm just glad that jolly frolics Daily Mail-friendly Jane Asher missed the final count.

Maestro might be fine if it was an elimination contest for actual composers and not just whichever slebs are free and willing. I don't care that they get to learn how to do something new and isn't that great for them and also maybe we learn something about ourselves and our capabilities as Ordinary People at the same time. FUCK OFF.

Maybe they should have been made to conduct the full 60-minute version of Goldie's "Mother."