Mercury Prize Album of The Year

[Guest faze]

2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Announced

20 July 2010

The Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010 Albums of the Year have been announced. Speaking from The Hospital Club in Covent Garden, Lauren Laverne revealed this year's albums:

Biffy Clyro 'Only Revolutions'

Villagers 'Becoming A Jackal'

Corinne Bailey Rae 'The Sea'

Mumford & Sons ‘Sigh No More’

Paul Weller 'Wake Up The Nation'

Wild Beasts 'Two Dancers'

Kit Downes Trio ‘Golden’

Laura Marling 'I Speak Because I Can'

Dizzee Rascal 'Tongue N’ Cheek'

Foals 'Total Life Forever'

I Am Kloot 'Sky At Night'

The xx 'xx'

After the announcements the crowd was treated to exclusive acoustic performances from Villagers, who played the rousing 'Becoming A Jackal', and Corinne Bailey Rae, who stunned the room with a captivating rendition of 'The Sea'.

The Mercury Prize website has more news about the launch and further information on all of this year’s artists and albums.

lol at dizzee being nominated, worst album hes done....

would like the XX to win tbh....

[Trilliam]

Some any list.

[Sinister]

Teh Fook?

None of them had good albums apart from the XX

[Guest Medic]

Some any list.

[Nola D]

Some any list.

u kno

[Black Ant]

Mumford and Sons

the xx

CBR

Wildbeasts

List isnt bad

[Corrigan]

PAUL WELLER AKA THE MODFATHER

LEGEND SNM

I KNOW FRANK CAN C/S

[TF S4DK]

No Giggs?

[Guest faze]

XX won it...

well deserved...

[Mr Q]

someone drop me a link to the XX album, please.

[Guest Esquilax]

Foals should have won tbh, their album was too sick

[Guest WAVESURFER]

Not too surprised The XX got it. Best of a bad bunch, I guess.

[Lofa]

Teh Fook?

None of them had good albums apart from the XX

Corinne Bailey Rae had an amazing album.

!!!

Mumford and Son / Laura Marling are good also.

[Guest Esquilax]

Teh Fook?

None of them had good albums apart from the XX

Corinne Bailey Rae had an amazing album.

!!!

Mumford and Son / Laura Marling are good also.

f*ck off are they good, just f*ck off.