Comments on: Mercury Music Prize :: If TLOBF picked the shortlist

By: Mercury Maybes « Those Geese Were Stupefied

Mercury Maybes « Those Geese Were Stupefied — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:45:59 +0000

[...] other blogs, such as Clash Music and The Line of Best Fit have also had a go as part of some sort of loosely organised BBC scheme. I got very interested, and [...]

By: david

david — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:41:09 +0000

I can’t believe Zomby’s ‘Where were u in’92?’ isn’t shortlisted, fantastic album.

By: ro

ro — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:47:57 +0000

thats a good point…the antony and the johnsons should qualify again going by their previous rounds……

By: Larome

Larome — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:09:38 +0000

Doves, Lily Allen, Horrors, La Roux, Bat For Lashes, Fanfarlo (do they qualify?), Bibio (awesome album and winner!), Camera Obscura, Anthony and the Johnsons

By: mister laurie

mister laurie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:40:45 +0000

Pains are indeed from Brkln, not Glasgow as I thought when today started

PJH is British tho
or can you not win twice?

I am not sure what the hatred for Ting Tings is. It is just pop music. Pretend its Tom Tom Club or summink.

it dont have to be a debut

anyway there is stila dearth options here

I want to hear Phantom band, Blue roses and Horrororos

and I never want to hear danananananakroyd again.

so nerrr

By: ro

ro — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:54:08 +0000

i like the fact that the arctic monkeys have higher odds for winning on boyle sports than James Yorkston, despite not releasing an album that qualifies

By: RIch Hughes

RIch Hughes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:01:57 +0000

I’m including the live album… the age old debate continues on whether they’re counted or not.

By: Daniel Offen

Daniel Offen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:01 +0000

Isn’t Travels FOTLs second album?

By: Mark Gamble

Mark Gamble — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:12:40 +0000

@mister laurie – Not to be pedantic, but aren’t The Pains of Being Pure of Heart from Brooklyn, NY? Thus, they don’t qualify for the Mercury. Or PJ Harvey for that matter. And the Ting Tings!? Oh dear…

By: ama

ama — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:16:26 +0000

bat 4 lashes will win.

By: Anika

Anika — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:01:40 +0000

Alessi’s Ark. YAY.

By: Rich Hughes

Rich Hughes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:38:24 +0000

That Invisible record didn’t click with me… and Maccabees was a bit too polished, though good in places. Blue Roses similary.

Defo check out Phantom Band – think you might like it.

By: mister laurie

mister laurie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:35:03 +0000

i think the fact that you have to think hard to get 12 uk albums oof quality
and could psend all day whittling the US output form the last 12 months down to 12 is SAD.
That said
um
Doves
Invisible
Leisure Society
Pains Of Being Pure At heart
SFA
many that are just OK
Micachu, macccabees, ting tings, pj harvey, emmy

not heard fanfarlo, phantom band

By: rich thane

rich thane — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:30:17 +0000

let’s see how it compares to what the bookies are saying will be nomintated
http://www.boylesports.com/betting/?gi=24&sID=366.1&sltc=100388.1&sl=sltc

btw – nice piece richard

By: Mark Gamble

Mark Gamble — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:27:06 +0000

Well 3 of my picks appear on there, and I was torn whether or not to put Dananananaykroyd in there instead of Sky Larkin or It Hugs Back, so that’s a decent enough choice. I have a feeling I’m going to love this new FotL album, but as I haven’t heard it yet, I can’t comment. I will say this though – If I had to put a female singer-songwriter on there I would have chose Blue Roses over Alessi’s Ark. Don’t get me wrong, I love both, and Alessi features on my own list. I just think that Blue Roses album is very very worthy of winning this.

By: Rich Hughes

Rich Hughes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:18:35 +0000

I’m going to sit back and wait for the fall out…