Mercury Prize Shortlist Announced

The nominees for the Mercury Prize 2010 Albums of the Year have been announced.

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  Biffy Clyro ‘Only Revolutions’
•     Villagers ‘Becoming A Jackal’
•     Corinne Bailey Rae ‘The Sea’
•     Mumford & Sons ‘Sigh No More’
•     Paul Weller ‘Wake Up The Nation’
•     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’