Music Banter - View Single Post - James Blake wins 2013 Mercury Prize with ‘Overgrown’

14232949 · 11-04-2013, 09:42 AM

Yeah, I agree, but 2011 had stronger nominations and probably a more diverse field.
I'd have went with Ghostpoet's album from that year but to be fair I hadn't heard Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam until this year. And Let England Shake was a worthy victor.

Perhaps I should pay more attention to the Mercury Prize but then again Alt-J won last year so that makes me think I'm right to ignore it.
I'm pretty surprised Disclosure didn't win though, their music's been pretty inescapable since they first emerged.

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14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	Yeah, I agree, but 2011 had stronger nominations and probably a more diverse field. I'd have went with Ghostpoet's album from that year but to be fair I hadn't heard Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam until this year. And Let England Shake was a worthy victor. Perhaps I should pay more attention to the Mercury Prize but then again Alt-J won last year so that makes me think I'm right to ignore it. I'm pretty surprised Disclosure didn't win though, their music's been pretty inescapable since they first emerged.