Apparently Slowthai held up a bloodied decapitated Boris Johnson head and shouted "fuck Boris" repeatedly?
― Matt DC, Thursday, 19 September 2019 20:54 (four years ago) link
oh, is this not live? yes I thought there was a weird edit there.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Thursday, 19 September 2019 20:57 (four years ago) link
Man, Cate's performance is getting slammed all over Twitter. Was she really that bad?
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 19 September 2019 21:14 (four years ago) link
pretty bad tbh.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Thursday, 19 September 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
Chuffed it went to who it went to.
― mike t-diva, Thursday, 19 September 2019 21:41 (four years ago) link
No way, cate le Bon was a class act, there were a few odd sound rumbles but I think they were deliberate.
― cw, Thursday, 19 September 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
I like CLB well enough but her vocal was awful. It was quite possibly related to sound and/or rehearsal issues related to having 10 bands play in a very short space of time.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Thursday, 19 September 2019 22:13 (four years ago) link
I thought overall that was the best music of any Mercury I can ever remember.
― stirmonster, Friday, 20 September 2019 00:28 (four years ago) link
I haven't seen any ceremony footage but yeah this looks like a really strong list of albums to me (slowthai is my no. 2 of the year).
― Tim F, Friday, 20 September 2019 00:41 (four years ago) link
Slowthai's "fuck Boris" seems to have been reinstated on the iPlayer version of his performance.
― stirmonster, Friday, 20 September 2019 00:43 (four years ago) link
Yeah, a good selection.
Cate le bon clearly off, bad sound foldback obv.
Nobody terrible! How about that?
― Mark G, Friday, 20 September 2019 06:15 (four years ago) link
Another decent list this year so far (not heard the Steve Lamacq championed band though)
The Mercury Prize 2020: a thread 👇— BBC Radio 6 Music (@BBC6Music) July 23, 2020
― chonky floof (groovypanda), Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:16 (three years ago) link
was rooting for Anna Meredith right up until How I'm Feeling Now dropped
― imago, Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:20 (three years ago) link
Love the fact she just said she was going for an Underworld vibe on Visions
― chonky floof (groovypanda), Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:22 (three years ago) link
GAZ COOMBES
― À la recherche du scamps perdu (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:24 (three years ago) link
No Jessie Ware then
― chonky floof (groovypanda), Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:25 (three years ago) link
Ware might be 12th
― imago, Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:26 (three years ago) link
Anyway I'm excited for everyone having to listen to Sports Team again
They just announced that one xp
― chonky floof (groovypanda), Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:27 (three years ago) link
I suppose I'd best give Porridge Radio a try as well but the Mercury Prize is notoriously good at promoting really awful guitar bands (as opposed to good ones, which do exist, contrary to ILM consensus)
― imago, Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:38 (three years ago) link
I really like the Porridge Radio album. Reminds me a lot of Goat Girl
― chonky floof (groovypanda), Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:39 (three years ago) link
It's pretty good but it feels sort of inconsequential, like "why this, now?"
That's a decent list all in all though, they should give it to Moses Boyd but I'm guessing it goes to Michael Kiwanuka.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:47 (three years ago) link
Mercury Prize 2020 Shortlist – The Poll
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:59 (three years ago) link