
By
Dave Fawbert
published
in News
The album's dead right?
Playlists are everything and everyone's just interested in one-off pop hits, OK?
Well, not everyone would agree, particularly those who await the announcement of the Mercury Music Prize shortlist each year, where 12 albums worthy of devoting a bit of time, effort and appreciation to are revealed by an expert panel.
But never mind the experts, click on the gallery below to discover who's got the nod - and an Spotify album playlist for each one will enable you to have a listen through and see which one gets your vote.
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Aphex Twin - Syro
Wolf Alice - My Love is Cool
Roisin Murphy - Hairless Toys
C Duncan - Architect
ESKA - ESKA
Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Ghostpoet - Shedding Skin
Benjamin Clementine - At Least For Now
Jamie XX - In Colour
SOAK - Before We Forgot How To Dream
Gaz Coombes - Matador
Slaves - Are You Satisfied?
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