Damon Albarn, Royal Blood Among Mercury Prize Nominees

11 September 2014 | 9:21 am | Staff Writer

The shortlist has been revealed

The nominees for the 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album Of The Year have been revealed, with Blur frontman Damon Albarn, rock duo Royal Blood and indie outfit Bombay Bicycle Club among the shortlist.

Albarn's first solo album Everyday Robots is one of the favourites to take out the prize, while Royal Blood's self-titled release is also being touted as one of the front-runners. In fact there are a number of debut records in this year's shortlist — alternative R&B singer FKA Twigs and the recently solo Nick Mulvey are among the others whose debuts have been acknowledged.

Singer-songwriter and recent Aus visitor Anna Calvi (One Breath) has been nominated for the second time in her career, as has jazz outfit Polar Bear for In Each And Every One.

Mercury Prize Shortlist

Anna CalviOne Breath
Bombay Bicycle ClubSo Long, See You Tomorrow
Damon AlbarnEveryday Robots
East India YouthTotal Strife Forever
FKA TwigsLP1
GoGo Penguinv2.0
JungleJungle
Kate TempestEverybody Down
Nick MulveyFirst Mind
Polar BearIn Each And Every One
Royal BloodRoyal Blood
Young FathersDead

The esteemed prize, won last year by electro crooner James Blake, will be awarded to one of the aforementioned artists on Wednesday 29 October.

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