This week in London, the nominations were revealed for this year's Mercury Music Prize were revealed, honouring some of the biggest and best albums from the UK in the past year. We headed down to The Hospital Club in Covent Garden, London, to speak to some of the bands and artists nominated for this year's event, including Rudimental, Foals, Disclosure, James Blake and Jon Hopkins about their nominations.

Find out what they had to say about their inclusion in this year's prestigious awards shortlist...

Below: photos from the Mercury Music Prize red carpet