The nominees for this year’s Mercury Prize have been revealed.
The list features early Dork cover stars Glass Animals with their second album, ‘How to Be a Human Being’, and The Big Moon with their debut ‘Love in the Fourth Dimension’.
Other faves include more recent Dork cover stars Alt-J, along with Loyle Carner and The xx.
This year’s judging panel features Jamie Callum, Ella Eyre, Lianne La Havas, MistaJam, Jessie Ware and Marcus Mumford, amongst others.
The Awards Show will be held at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Thursday, 14th September.
Last year’s winner was Skepta, preceded by Benjamin Clementine (2015), Young Fathers (2014), James Blake (2013) and Alt-J (2012).
The nominees are:
Alt-J – Relaxer
Blossoms – Blossoms
Dinosaur – Together, As One
Ed Sheeran – %
Glass Animals – How To Be A Human Being
J Hus – Common Sense
Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos
Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone
Sampha – Process
Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer
The Big Moon – Love in the Fourth Dimension
The xx – I See You