Mercury Prize 2024

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Shortlist to be announced on Thursday (on 6Music obviously, the spiritual conduit of the Mercurys)

Link to info: 2024 Mercury Prize 'Albums of the Year' to be announced Thursday 25 July

The 2024 Mercury Prize judges are:

Danielle Perry – Broadcaster & Writer;

Jamie Cullum – Musician & Broadcaster;

Jamz Supernova – Broadcaster & DJ;

Jeff Smith – Head of Music, 6 Music & Radio 2;

Lea Stonhill – Music Programming Consultant;

Mistajam – Songwriter, DJ & Broadcaster;

Phil Alexander – Creative Director, Kerrang!/Contributing Editor, Mojo; Sian Eleri – Broadcaster & DJ;

Will Hodgkinson – Chief Rock & Pop Critic, The Times; and

Sophie Williams – Music Writer & Broadcaster.

The Chair of the judging team is Jeff Smith.

 

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Shortlist:




Barry Can't Swim for ‘When Will We Land?’
BERWYN for ‘Who Am I’
Beth Gibbons for ‘Lives Outgrown’
Cat Burns for ‘early twenties’
Charli xcx for ‘BRAT’
CMAT for ‘Crazymad, for Me’
Corinne Bailey Rae for ‘Black Rainbows’
corto.alto for 'Bad with Names’
English Teacher for ‘This Could Be Texas’
Ghetts for ‘On Purpose, With Purpose’
Nia Archives for 'Silence Is Loud’
The Last Dinner Party for ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’

 

[stavros]

I'm quite impressed I've got one of those (Charli).

 

[Silas Loom]

It’s nice to see someone on the list that I’ve heard of, even if she already got a Mercury prize 30 years ago.

 

[stavros]

It’s nice to see someone on the list that I’ve heard of, even if she already got a Mercury prize 30 years ago.

I've just looked at the 1995 shortlist, and damn that was good: as well as Dummy there was Elastica, To Bring You My Love, Leftism, Definitely Maybe and Maxinquaye.

 

[PR1Berske]

"This Could Be Texas" by English Teacher is this year's winner

 

[Orang Utan]

It’s nice to see someone on the list that I’ve heard of, even if she already got a Mercury prize 30 years ago.

I refuse to countenance the idea that Dummy came out 30 years ago. It came out in my first year of university and that was only a few years ago.

 

[PursuedByBears]

"This Could Be Texas" by English Teacher is this year's winner

First band from outside London to win for ten years apparently. That says a lot.

 

[Elpenor]

First band from outside London to win for ten years apparently. That says a lot.

I read something that a few of them have got south London connections

 

[SpookyFrank]

I read something that a few of them have got south London connections

One of them went to the Natural History Museum on a school trip as a kid.

Anyway, go get their album because it's great.

 

[ska invita]

theres always/usuallly one jazz album on the mercury list, this year its this

its very impressive tbf
" brain-child of award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer Liam Shortall. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, this genre-defying producer brings together influences from Hip-Hop, Broken Beat, Electronica, Dub and Punk with an informed Jazz sensibility.
Liam Shortall is a seasoned instrumentalist and composer in his own write. Having worked as a trombonist in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tom McGuire & The Brassholes, AKU Trio as well as many other projects. He has also composed, produced and recorded on tracks for Joesef, PYJAEN, The Sound of AJA, Raelle, Cara Rose, Jack Richardson, Fat-Suit and many others. He is the younger ever graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's undergraduate Jazz programme, having being enrolled at the age of 16."

the problem with it for me is whats wrong with so much nu-skool GB jazz, is it feels like its come out of a university rather than an alley. but beside that its very original...that bit too studied for me to really connect with.

 

[ska invita]

female singers dominating again

 

[colacubes]

I've had my eye on English Teacher for a while and am pleased for them I assumed Last Dinner Party or Charlie XCX would get it.