The shortlist for the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize has been announced.
The nominated acts are:
Rudimental – Home
Foals – Holy Fire
Jon Hopkins – Immunity
Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg
Laura Mvula – Sing To The Moon
Villagers – Awayland
David Bowie – The Next Day
Savages – Silence Yourself
Disclosure – Settle
Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle
James Blake – Overgrown
Arctic Monkeys – AM
In the meantime, head over here for the shortlist for the Quietus’ alternative Mercury Prize, the Jovian Bow Shock Award.
