You Me At Six, Kindness, TEED: who we wanted for the Mercurys
Gigwise picks 12 albums deserving of nomination
- Clock Opera - Ways To Forget: Indie bands are looking likely to do well in this year''s awards with the likes of Alt-J, Django Django and many more tipped for nomination. Slipping under the radar slightly in the predictions are Clock Opera, whose debut album is a truly epic collection of ambitious, soaring indie anthems. Hated by NME (who called the album ''a waste of a beard'') and less furiously praised than other new guitar bands in 2012, Clock Opera are a band who could truly benefit from the exposure that a Mercury nomination could offer. Michael Baggs
Tonight in London (12 September 2012) the 12 albums nominated for this year's Mercury Music Prize will be revealed. The annual award honours the best albums released over the past year and is one of the most respected awards in the UK music industry.
It's very possible that the nominees that will be made up of a handful of aging UK artists, Emeli Sande and a few acoustic artists very few have heard of, but the list of favourites for nominations is very exciting indeed.
Ahead of the Mercury Music Prize nominations announcement, Gigwise has pulled together our 12 favourite British albums from the past 12 months and explain why we think each deserves a nomination at this year's Mercury's. We'd be happy if just a few of these made the cut.
Check out our choices now - and let us know who you want to pick up a nomination at this year's awards.
