The hotly anticipated Barclaycard Mercury Prize Albums of the Year have been announced.
The Mercury Prize was created by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992.
The Albums of the Year shortlist is chosen by a panel of musicians, music industry figures and journalists in the UK and Ireland. The winner of the award will be announced at an awards show on Tuesday 6 September 2011.
Following this year's shortlist, M casts an eye backwards to last year's Albums of the Year to see how they fared.
Last year's Mercury Prize was xx by The xx.
xx was the band's debut studio album
Realeased on 17 August 2009
UK Albums Chart #3
The xx studied GCSE music at the same school as Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet
Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
Released 9 November 2009
Only Revolutions is Biffy Clyro's fifth studio album
UK Albums Chart #3
Fourth single Many Of Horror was retitled as When We Collide and released byX-Factor winner Matt Cardle in 2010
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea
The Sea is Rae's second studio album
Released 20 January 2010
UK Albums Chart #5
US Billboard 200 #7
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n' Cheek
Dizzee's fourth studio album
released 21 September 2009
Produced number one singles: Dance wiv Me, Bonkers, Holiday and Dirtee Disco
UK Albums Chart #3
Foals – Total Life Forever
Foals' second studio album
Released 10 May 2010
UK Albums Chart #8
I Am Kloot – Sky at Night
I Am Kloot's fifth studio album
released 5 July 2010
Since 2 July 2010, the whole album has been streamed for free on the Guardian website.
Kit Downes Trio – Golden
The Kit Downes Trio's debut album
Released September 2009
Kit studied at both the Purcell School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music
Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
Folf singer Marling's second album
released 22 March 2010
UK Albums Chart #4
Marcus Mumford sings backing vocals on some of the songs
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
The band's debut studio album
released 5 October 2009
UK Albums Chart #2 UK, US Billboard 200 #2
In the United States, the album is the tenth most-downloaded album of all time
Paul Weller – Wake Up the Nation
The Modfather's tenth studio album
Released April 19, 2010
UK Albums Chart #2
Bruce Foxton, Weller's Jam bandmate contributed to the album
Villagers – Becoming a Jackal
Villagers' debut album
Released 24 May 2010
UK Albums Chart #66
See this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize Albums of the Year here.
The Mercury Prize was created by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992.
The Albums of the Year shortlist is chosen by a panel of musicians, music industry figures and journalists in the UK and Ireland. The winner of the award will be announced at an awards show on Tuesday 6 September 2011.
Following this year's shortlist, M casts an eye backwards to last year's Albums of the Year to see how they fared.
Last year's Mercury Prize was xx by The xx.
xx was the band's debut studio album
Realeased on 17 August 2009
UK Albums Chart #3
The xx studied GCSE music at the same school as Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet
Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
Released 9 November 2009
Only Revolutions is Biffy Clyro's fifth studio album
UK Albums Chart #3
Fourth single Many Of Horror was retitled as When We Collide and released byX-Factor winner Matt Cardle in 2010
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea
The Sea is Rae's second studio album
Released 20 January 2010
UK Albums Chart #5
US Billboard 200 #7
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n' Cheek
Dizzee's fourth studio album
released 21 September 2009
Produced number one singles: Dance wiv Me, Bonkers, Holiday and Dirtee Disco
UK Albums Chart #3
Foals – Total Life Forever
Foals' second studio album
Released 10 May 2010
UK Albums Chart #8
I Am Kloot – Sky at Night
I Am Kloot's fifth studio album
released 5 July 2010
Since 2 July 2010, the whole album has been streamed for free on the Guardian website.
Kit Downes Trio – Golden
The Kit Downes Trio's debut album
Released September 2009
Kit studied at both the Purcell School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music
Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
Folf singer Marling's second album
released 22 March 2010
UK Albums Chart #4
Marcus Mumford sings backing vocals on some of the songs
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
The band's debut studio album
released 5 October 2009
UK Albums Chart #2 UK, US Billboard 200 #2
In the United States, the album is the tenth most-downloaded album of all time
Paul Weller – Wake Up the Nation
The Modfather's tenth studio album
Released April 19, 2010
UK Albums Chart #2
Bruce Foxton, Weller's Jam bandmate contributed to the album
Villagers – Becoming a Jackal
Villagers' debut album
Released 24 May 2010
UK Albums Chart #66
See this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize Albums of the Year here.
