It’s that time of year again, or we should say, slightly later this year – The Mercury Prize. The nominations are out early this week and we sat down to figure out some tips. Each list comes from one of us here at EYOE…

The favourites from us seem to be The xx, Django Django and Hot Chip.

#1

james yorkston
the xx
hot chip
kindness
jessie ware
four tet
emeli sande
alt j
maccabees
noel gallagher
django django
florence and the machine

#2

Django Django – Django Django
The xx – Coexist
Graham Coxon – A+E
Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know
Tindersticks – The Something Rain
Tribes – Baby
Kate Bush – 50 Words for Snow
Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
Lianne Le Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Rustie – Glass Swords
Hot Chip – In Our Heads
Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials

#3

Django Django – Django Django
Graham Coxon – A+E
Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough
Rustie – Glass Swords
Kindness – World, You Need A Change of Mind
Neneh Cherry & the Thing – That Cherry Thing
Richard Hawley – Standing at the Sky’s Edge
Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix
The 2 Bears – Be Strong
The xx – Coexist
Jessie Ware – Devotion

#4

Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
Django Django – Django Django
Hot Chip – In Our Heads
Jessie Ware – Devotion
Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
Kindness – World, You Need a Change of Mind
Lianne Le Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough?
Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again
Orbital – Wonky
Rustie – Glass Swords
Tribes – Baby

The drip drip of excellent remixes from Hot Chip’s In Our Heads continues with arguably the best yet courtesy of good-vibe magician Todd Terje. Terje works How Do You Do into a kind of balearic throwdown over the course of 9 minutes. Sit back and enjoy.

One of the year’s most anticipated, ‘Coexist’ by the xx, is streaming now on their website and on NPR. Head here, get to know the songs before their celebratory show for us next week!

Coexist Stream.

We’re excited to have Clock Opera back in November. Their record has been receiving a serious about of play over Summer and we’ve been hunting down alternative versions. Take this nice stripped back take on The Lost Buoys, played at V festival recently for example.

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Andrew Bird

Love this image of Andrew Bird