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...are as follows
Biffy Clyro
Corinne Bailey Rae
Foals
I Am Kloot
Laura Marling
Dizzee Rascal
Villagers
Paul Weller
Kit Downes Trio
Mumford & Sons
Wild Beasts
The xx
I'd like it to be Foals, it's one of my favourites of this year and a very impressive record.
I fear however it will be the grandad-shirted, waistcoat wearing, faux-folk pretentious shite peddled by Mr Mumford and his friends
it will be The XX
i've only heard the XX, wild beasts, I am kloot and laura marling
all good - the XX are the "new portishead" I think - which means I will find them unlistenable in 12 months time once they appear in the background of every TV show and advert going
I can't predict who will win - but I am sure it won't be Mumford and Son
Weller? Big up for promoting new music MMP!
I very dull list, IMO.
If it's bloody Mumford and Sons I'm never paying any attention to the MMP again as it's clearly not a "best of British music" thing, it's a "best of British marketing" thing.
Dizzee Rascal, seriously WTF ?
I've got my money on The XX
No [b]Speach debelle[/b] this year?
Scandalous.
-that it got anywhere near the shortlist last year.
Actually, who cares about awards anyway?
in the background of every TV show and advert going
That's already happening!
I do like it though. It's been a slow burner - must have been out for at least a year now no? Also, easy to pick up on guitar which I like!
I like Mumford and Son, and it has nothing to do with 'marketing'. I heard them on LaLa's show on 6Music doing a live session before the album came out, liked what I heard and bought the album when it came out. It's not their fault that they've become flavour of the month for tv continuity 'bed' music, the same thing happened to Portishead, Goldfrapp, Arcade Fire...
Mumford and Son were touring as Laura Marling's backing band two years ago when I first saw her, now they're both becoming popular at the same time. Just one of those things. I'm sure the same will happen with I Am Kloot, who's been around forever; five albums in and he'll be an overnight sensation, same as happened with Elbow. It's the way of the music biz.
Never heard of any of them other than Paul Weller before, having just spent sometime on youtube I think the "foals" are the only ones with a hint of originality about them.
XX would be the new portishead, if portishead had had no talent and made crap songs.
Dizzee is great, but his album's not all that.
The XX sound the same on all their tracks. I only just started liking Portishead this year btw, god I used to be so stuck up about music.
Foals are interesting. Wouldn't mind hearing the album, I don't think they're best experienced on a PC speaker as they seema bit trebley anyway.
Mumford & sons are not my cup of tea AT ALL, but I doubt they'll win anyway, too twee.
I think it's good that there's always acts that I haven't heard of in there, it's not nearly so industry driven as the BRITs.
I Am Kloot
Although I'd happily admit I'm a Dizzy fan but really DIZZY? Where's plan B? I blame Coco? NERO?
Surprised Dizzee Rascal made the list and Tinie Tempah didn't.
Pass Out is better than anything Mr Rascal has done over the last 12 months.
I am kloot [i]should[/i] win. They make the most beautiful music, and IMOP are the best british band of the last 10 years. the get better album after album.
Seeing them in October, so excited already