The Mercury Prize, which honors the UK’s best albums has announced its 2016 nominees. “This is music to make sense of our unsettling times – heartfelt, angry, thoughtful and thrilling,” the judges said in a statement. “The 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize ‘Albums Of The Year’ are marked by their musical ambitions, unexpected instrumentation and breathtaking arrangements.”
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Mercury Prize 2016 Nominees
Anohni – Hopelessness
Bat For Lashes – The Bride
David Bowie – Blackstar
Jamie Woon – Making Time
Kano – Made In The Manor
Laura Mvula – The Dreaming Room
Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Savages – Adore Life
Skepta – Konnichiwa
The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
The Comet Is Coming – Channel The Spirits
Public voting is open at www.mercuryprize.com, and the winner will be announced on September 15th.