RawkBlog » mercury prize http://blog.rawkstar.net Our views on all things music Fri, 13 May 2011 08:01:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mercury Prize winner 2008 – Elbow! http://blog.rawkstar.net/2008/09/09/mercury-prize-winner-2008-elbow/ http://blog.rawkstar.net/2008/09/09/mercury-prize-winner-2008-elbow/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:43:15 +0000 Bob http://blog.rawkstar.net/?p=52 Yes, that’s right, Elbow won the Mercury Prize 2008 with their fantastic album “The Seldom Seen kid”.

Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

Excellent!

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The Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future

I was hoping for Bat For Lashes, which is one of my favourite albums of 2007. Saying that, I’m always weary of the bands I like winning the prize due to ‘the curse‘ and all… so lets hope The Klaxons aren’t affected by it…

Bat For Lashes - Fur And Gold

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