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Wolf Alice, Soak, Jamie xx and more nominated for Mercury Prize 2015
The shortlist of twelve will be whittled down to one winner on 20th November.
The nominees are in for this year’s Mercury Prize! Lauren Laverne confirmed the nominees on her BBC Radio 6 Music show, from 10am-1pm.
Anna Calvi, Corinne Bailey Rae and Nick Mulvey - all previous nominees - are on this year’s judging panel.
The shortlist of 12 Albums of The Year will be rounded down to one winner on Friday 20th November.
With former judge Ghostpoet getting his second nod, nominations for former DIY cover stars Wolf Alice and Jamie xx, and more besides, check out the full shortlist below.
2015 Mercury Prize nominees
Aphex Twin - Syro
Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
Róisín Murphy - Hairless Toys
C Duncan - Architect
Eska - Eska
Florence and The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Ghostpoet - Shedding Skin
Benjamin Clementine - At Least For Now
Jamie xx - In Colour
Soak - Before We Forgot How To Dream
Gaz Coombes - Matador
Slaves - Are You Satisfied?
Records, etc at
Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool (Vinyl LP - black)
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend (Vinyl LP - black)
Jamie xx - In Colour (Vinyl LP - black)
Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life (Vinyl LP - black)
Soak - If I Never Know You Like This Again (Vinyl LP - brown)
Soak - If I Never Know You Like This Again (Cd)
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