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Mercury nominee SOAK has spoken out about the honour of the prize - and also told us not only who deserves to win, but who else should have been nominated.
Watch our video interview with SOAK above
Last week, the rising Scottish star was nominated alongside the likes of Wolf Alice, Roisin Murphy, Slaves and Florence + The Machine for her debut album, Before We Forgot How To Dream. But is there anyone she thinks was missing from the list?
"I think Marika Hackman should have been nominated for her album, because it's a pretty amazing album," SOAK told us at the Q Awards this week.
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Speaking about what an honour it was to be recognised, SOAK continued: "Because the Mercury Prize is such a big deal and because it is album of the year, it feels like a really important deal.I remember watching last year with the shortlist getting announced with like Bombay (Bicycle Club), Kate Tempest and stuff - I was like 'I really want to do that'. For me I'm really excited to be on that list."
As well as tipping Wolf Alice, we asked SOAK who she'd most like to win the Mercury Prize this year: "Probably Slaves, because I really like those guys
Watch our video interview above where she also discusses how her next album is shaping up to be 'a lot weirder' and 'smarter'.
More about: Marika Hackman