DIY’s FYI: Your guide to the 12 albums shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with Free Now Awards Show tonight, we’re diving into this year’s albums.
September 8, 2022 11:02am
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A brief look into… Wet Leg’s ‘Wet Leg’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
September 5, 2022 5:30pm
“Hopefully this album proves that improvised music can be really beautiful”: Fergus McCreadie talks ‘Forest Floor’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we spoke to the jazz musician about his rurally-inspired latest record.
September 4, 2022 2:30pm
A brief look into… Little Simz’s ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
September 3, 2022 2:00pm
Cryalot: “It feels like a new beginning”
Sharing her debut EP ‘Icarus’ today, Kero Kero Bonito’s Sarah Bonito fills us in on her exciting new solo project.
September 2, 2022 4:30pm
Easy Life: The Simple Life
On second album ‘MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE…’, Murray Matravers is taking a step away from social expectation and leading Easy Life on a journey to the centre of themselves.
September 2, 2022 4:00pm
“As two mixed girls in rock music to be shortlisted, that’s an amazing thing” - Nova Twins reflect on second LP ‘Supernova’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we caught up with the rock duo to chat changing the game.
September 2, 2022 3:00pm
KEG: “We’re all too stupid and uncomfortable to do anything vulnerable and serious”
Egg costumes, Uncut Gems and an EP that sounds like “a panic attack in loads of different states” - it’s all par for the course for Brighton wildcards KEG.
September 2, 2022 12:30pm
“The stuff I’m banging on about on this record has opened up this gateway” - Self Esteem reflects on ‘Prioritise Pleasure’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW we caught up with Rebecca Lucy Taylor for a natter about her second record.
September 1, 2022 1:30pm
“This track was made naturally among many strong energies”: Balming Tiger talk linking up with BTS’ RM on new track ‘SEXY NUKIM’
The alternative K-pop group are back with a banger.
September 1, 2022 1:05pm
Gorillaz announce new album ‘Cracker Island’
And we sent Murdoc and 2D some questions to find out more…
August 31, 2022 6:30pm
The Chats take us through new album ‘Get Fucked’
Eamon Sandwith gives us a track-by-track run-through.
August 31, 2022 3:13pm
“It’s been quite an inspiring journey for me” - Bernard Butler talks his collaboration with Jessie Buckley
The pair’s collaborative album ‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’ has been shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW.
August 31, 2022 2:30pm
Win a pair of tickets to the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW Awards Show
Two lucky winners will be able to attend this year’s Awards Show at the Eventim Apollo in London. #MoveToTheMusic
August 30, 2022 6:00pm
“Being shortlisted came as such a surprise” - Kojey Radical talks ‘Reason To Smile’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we spoke to the multi-hyphenate to reflect on his career-defining album.
August 28, 2022 4:00pm
“I just wanted to make something I would be proud of” - Joy Crookes reflects on her debut ‘Skin’
Having recently closed her world tour in support of her debut, we spoke to the singer about being shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW.
August 26, 2022 3:00pm
Julia Jacklin: The Pleasure Principle
Strong and vulnerable, sad and celebratory, on third album ‘PRE PLEASURE’ Julia Jacklin is embracing the contradictions of her music and pushing them into new territories.
August 26, 2022 12:32pm
Gently Tender: “Our intention is to make ourselves feel emotional”
We chat to Sam Fryer and Adam Brown ahead of the release of their debut LP ‘Take Hold Of Your Promise!’
August 25, 2022 4:00pm
Pianos Become The Teeth: “I do still love and need this band in my life”
On fifth album ‘Drift’, the Baltimore band continue their slow and steady evolution through an impeccably sequenced record set over the course of “a long and drawn out night”.
August 25, 2022 12:00pm
Bastille: “It’s been fucking amazing getting to be in rooms with real people again”
Heading back to Reading & Leeds festival this weekend, we have a quick catch up with the singalong heroes.
August 24, 2022 3:30pm
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: “My Mum has been on stage at Reading & Leeds more times than most bands”
Set to kick off Reading Festival with a bang this weekend, Frank gives us a glimpse of what we should expect…
August 24, 2022 2:07pm
A brief look into… Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’
Ahead of the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.
August 24, 2022 2:00pm
On The Other Side: The Big Moon
The Big Moon’s third album ‘Here Is Everything’ was written through and after vocalist Juliette Jackson’s pregnancy. A record of change, it might come from a specific place but still feels universal.
August 23, 2022 4:00pm
The Lounge Society: “I don’t want to be just another post-punk band”
Still in their teens, these Speedy Wunderground-signed outfit are aiming to reach far past the connotations of that description.
August 23, 2022 12:16pm