Barclaycard Mercury Prize Shortlist 2011

Here's the shortlist for this years Mercury Prize. I recommend you seek out the top three in this list, but I won't hold it against you if you disagree.

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
James Blake - James Blake
Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys!
Everything Everything - Man Alive
Adele - 21
Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
Gwilym Simcock - Good Days at Schloss Elmau
Katy B - On a Mission
Metronomy - The English Riviera
Tinie Tempah - Disc-Overy

PJ HARVEY


KING CREOSOTE and JOHN HOPKINS

James Blake - "Lindisfarne"

James Blake has just released a single of "Unluck" from his self-titled debut backed with a union of "Lindisfarne l" and "Lindisfarne ll" (both also from his debut) called oddly enough, "Lindisfarne". If you haven't heard Blake, imagine the burbles and bleeps of electronic music and the thick thump of a womb's heartbeat against your face. There is much warmth here thanks to Blake's voice keeping it's humanity and the music simmering not glimmering as much electronica tends to do. His vocals can recall current singers lauded for their singing and voice such as Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons.


James Blake - Lindisfarne