Mercury Prize 2013 Shortlist Announced

David Bowie, Savages and Foals nominated for this year's prize

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.

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