The twelve albums shortlisted for the prestigous Nationwide Mercury Prize have been announced this morning, on the 22nd July.
The albums facing a chance to be alongside Portishead, Dizzee Rascal, Gomez and Pulp as Mercury Prize winners are:
Adele – 19
British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music
Burial – Untrue
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
Estelle – Shine
Laura Marling – Alas I Cannot Swim
Neon Neon – Stainless Style
Portico Quartet – Knee-Deep In The North Sea
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset – The Bairns
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
The winner will be announced live on BBC Two on Tuesday 9th September in the awards show hosted by Jools Holland.