I will do some predictions and then offer some thoughts when the list comes out. I always like this award (as I do award ceremonies in general) though I've no idea why. It's obviously not there to represent my taste, so I'm never in love with the nominees, but it does create some healthy discussion about British music, it usually introduces me to one or two artists a year, and when people start 'predicting' albums, there's usually about 5 I start listening to a lot which I'd never have known about before. Maybe that will happen here for you!
Anyway, here are my predictions, though it's not to say I love the following:
Adele - 21
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Wild Beasts - Smother
James Blake - James Blake
Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
Metronomy - The English Riviera
SBTRKT - SBTRKT
The Horrors - Skying
Jamie XX - We're New Here
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Token Jazz (Led Bib? Kit Downes Trio?)
Token Folk (The Unthanks? Bellowhead?)
I definitely think Katy B will be on there, but I don't know who to get rid of. It's while looking at these predictions when you realise how strong music is at the moment in Britain, contrary to a conversation at the pub the other day.
A few other alternates: Arctic Monkeys (an old favourite), Mount Kimbie (maybe instead of SBTRKT), Wiley (As rap has been ignored on my list), Cornershop (the surprise nomination?), Elbow (an old favourite), Tinie Tempah (another pop favourite). Obviously a few more out there. I'm really hoping Emmy the Great or Guillemots sneak on there.
You can note there's quite an electronic feel to my predictions, but that's definitely the way music is going at the moment. Even the indie nominees, Radiohead and Wild Beasts, seem to be embracing electronic music more than guitars at the moment. There we go, will blog angrily later, and will leave you with a song from Cornershop:
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