this year's mercury music prize....

[bagsundereyes]

so what do you think of the nominees?

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Dizzee Rascal - Maths and English
The View - Hats Off to the Buskers
Maps - We Can Create
Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold
Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men
Fionn Regan - The End of History
Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford - Basquiat Strings
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom

Klaxons. Definately!

can't work out for the life of me what jamie t is doing there. know nothing of maps, fionn regan, or basquiat strings - anyone heard these?

Not much exciting among the "known" ones

Will have to check out some of the others.

I tried to blag myself into the MMP about 7 years ago. Didn't work .

bags I just got the Maps album-
read a review of You don't know her name (current single by them ) in guardian guide on sat and downloaded that track on strength of it...loved it...then down-loaded rest of album.

tbh am not sure about the album yet- maybe 3 good tracks in addition to the first, rest a bit samey...

have not heard of Basquiat stings or fionn regan either

and have never heard anything by Bat for Lashes, Young Knives or new Young Pony Club.

any good?

Bat for lashes This one reminds me of St Etienne

Dizee I love this

you must have heard this one Young Knives

no but it's quite funny

recognise this from a telly ad

I am a secret Zane Lowe fan - Radio 1 at 7 week nights. I always have it on after an evening Sainsury's jaunt so despite being a middle aged mother of four I am scarily up to date on new music LOL

I saw Bat for Lashes on the Glastonbury coverage

tis ok, not really my cup of tea

very pretty singer

I like Amy Winehouse out of that lot, or Dizzee Rascal

only Amy Winehouse's name I recognise out of that lot

oh I think i've heard that icecream song on the radio...like it. reminds me of something else (she said vaguely...)

I'd take a punt on Bat for Lashes - cool and different.

cat - does it remind you of Money, by the Flying Lizards?

though it breaks my indie-kid-grown-up heart to say it, my favourite on this list is amy winehouse. she irritates me intensely as a person, but Back to Black is amazing.

looking forward to seeing her next weekend - supporting Arctic Monkeys .