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‘In Rainbows’ nominated for Mercury Prize
Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ is among the nominees for this year’s Mercury Prize. The band’s seventh album will have to compete with 11 albums who are drawn from acts in the UK and Ireland.
Former judge Lauren Laverne, who announced this year’s nominations, said the Mercury was “the most unpredictable, unquantifiable music prize there is. These 12 records say something about British music today. This is a really difficult list. Everyone deserves to be there on their own merit.”
This year’s prize will be awarded at a ceremony on 9 September, which will be screened live on BBC Two.
Although they Radiohead dominated the British music scene for more than a decade, the band have never won the Mercury Prize, despite having been shortlisted three times before for OK Computer (1997), Amnesiac (2001), and Hail to the Thief (2003).
In Rainbows – described by the judges yesterday as “a gripping new chapter in the remarkable Radiohead story” – was offered at 5-1 alongside Alex Turner’s new project, The Last Shadow Puppets, which in April released The Age of the Understatement.
The nominees in full are:
- Adele - 19
- British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
- Burial - Untrue
- Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
- Estelle - Shine
- Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
- Neon Neon - Stainless Style
- Portico Quartet - Knee-Deep In The North Sea
- Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - The Bairns
- Radiohead - In Rainbows
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
- The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
Watch the announcements of the 2008 Mercury Prize at the Hospital Club, Covent Garden.
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12 Responses to “‘In Rainbows’ nominated for Mercury Prize”
Ben
July 23rd, 2008
Radiohead have got to win this at some point, right? And what better time than this renaissance album that’s really made people think differently about them?
I’d also be happy with Laura Marling though, what a boost that’d be, and the Elbow album deserves any prize going. Tough job.
Pip
July 23rd, 2008
Hmm…..lots of good ones this time. Burial!! Laura Marling is ok. Radiohead obviously. And that Alex Turner fella has his moments too.
Peter
July 23rd, 2008
What’s the matter with you lot? You actually WANT them to win this daft prize? I hope they don’t. Not because I dislike the album - I love the album. But I don’t want them afflicted by the Mercury Curse. i.e. they win, then vanish into obscurity.
Plus it’s a silly prize anyway.
The Suburbanite
July 23rd, 2008
Radiohead don’t need any prizes, they’re already one of the best known and most acclaimed bands of all time. It will hardly make any difference if they win this.
Pajonch
July 23rd, 2008
I can’t believe burial is on there, the only good song on the album is archangel…
RAF
July 23rd, 2008
Elbow’s album is fucking brilliant, you never know they could pick it up. I don’t think RH will. Thom was up for The Eraser, wasn’t he? That was when he was scowling at the audience during Analyse.
performingmonkey
July 23rd, 2008
How come Portishead didn’t make the list?
Jack
July 23rd, 2008
it is about time that one of the most influential bands of all time won this award.
spike
July 24th, 2008
Thom didn’t so much scowl at the audience during his Mercury performance, he just turned and looked at them, which some might argue amounts to the same thing.
The Mercury is a waste of time.
The Suburbanite
July 25th, 2008
its pointles to nominate them if they’re not gonna win they been nominated so many times they dont need another one im sure they wont but im sicvk of them being nominated and NOT winning its very annoying at last they havent been hit by the curse
however itsa shame that hey are not recognized in their on country when it comes to these
things. it was the best album last year and this year combined!
anon
July 30th, 2008
As much as I love Radiohead, I personally think Elbow should get this. Seldom Seem Kid is an absolutely stunning album.
Griff
August 1st, 2008
Come on Radiohead!!! (or Laura Marling)