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2011 Mercury Prize nominees announced

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The shortlist has been revealed for the 2011 Mercury Prize. The list includes some major albums like James Blake‘s incredibly striking self titled debut, PJ Harvey‘s massive comeback Let England Shake, and Adele‘s 21, in addition to some other interesting choices like Anna Calvi‘s self titled debut and King Creosote & Jon Hopkins collaborative album Diamond Mine.

Katy B, who paid a brief visit to the US in June, is also nominated.

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins were just in NYC for two shows, including Thursday (7/14) at Mercury Lounge and Sunday (7/17) at The Rock Shop. The shows were part of a short tour which ends this week. They also play some shows together in August and September.

It’s also interesting to note the absence of Radiohead on this list. The King of Limbs is the first of the band’s album not to be nominated since Amnesiac‘s nomination in 2001 (though they’ve never actually won).

Spotify, which is now available in the US, has a playlist of all the nominated albums. Check it out here if you have Spotify installed already.

Check out the full list below…


Adele – 21
Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
Elbow – Build a Rocket Boys!
Everything Everything – Man Alive
Ghostpoet – Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
Gwilym Simcock – Good Days at Schloss Elmau
James Blake – James Blake
Katy B – On a Mission
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
Metronomy – The English Riviera
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Tinie Tempah – Disc-Overy