Mercury Prize nominees announced

10 September 2014, 17:49 | Written by Laurence Day

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(Young Fathers) (Damon Albarn) (Anna Calvi) (Bombay Bicycle Club) (East India Youth) (Polar Bear) (FKA Twigs) (Jungle) (Royal Blood) (Nick Mulvey) (Kate Tempest) (GoGo Penguin)

It’s that time of year again folks; Mercury controversy explosion. Gonna put a cheeky bet on the token outsiders? Or safely plonking a tenner on the 4/1 Royal Blood and Damon Albarn? What’s a GoGo Penguin?

Either way, here are the contenders for the award:

Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots

Royal Blood - Royal Blood

Kate Tempest - Everybody Down

GoGo Penguin - v2.0

FKA twigs - LP1

East India Youth - Total Strife Forever

Anna Calvi - One Breath

Jungle - Jungle

Nick Mulvey - First Mind

Young Fathers - Dead

Polar Bear - In Each And Every One

Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow

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