A panel of judges have selected the top 12 albums of the past year to be shortlisted for the prestigious 2010 Mercury Music Prize:
Below are the chosen few:
Paul Weller- Wake Up The Nation
Mumford and Sons-Sigh No More
Corinne Bailey Rae- The Sea
Villagers- Becoming a Jackal
Biffy Clyro- Only Revolutions
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
The Mercury Music Award has been known to launch the careers of burgeoning new artists such as Dizzee Rascal who won back in 2003 and Arctic Monkeys in 2006.
Here at The Collective Review we’re firmly behind Dizzee for a second win. Who do you think should scoop this years award?
Photograph: PR, Katherine Rose and Agencia EFE/Rex Features
