British most pretigious music award - 2009 the Mercury Prize, in 12 norminated albums, chart-toppers La Roux's eponymous album is leading the hopefuls for this year's Mercury Prize. It is followed by the "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" of the UK rock band Kasabian, "Lungs" of an independent portfolio Florence and the Machine and the same-named album of the rock band Friendly Fires.Why the Most Expensive tiffany jewellery for April are So Strange?
The new album "Two Suns" of the independent female musician Bat For Lashes was nominated by Mercury Prize for the second time this year, and her first solo album "Fur and Gold" had been nominated for Mercury Prize in 2007. 10 Reasons for You to Pick links of london charms However, musicians like Little Boots, Doves, and White Lies was unexpectedly failed for nomination.
In contrast, some musicians who have previously not been recognized such as Lisa Hannigan, The Invisible, Led Bib, Sweet Billy Pilgrim as well as Speech Debelle have become members of this year's Mercury Prize for best 12 albums. In the 17 th British Mercury Music Prize, this award is to select the best one album launched in areas of England and Ireland in the past one year. It`s the first time that all the candidates and the 12 albums of this year are nominated as British Mercury Prize expect Bat For Lashes. Seven of the twelve best albums are the first ones for some artists who feel very excited to be nominated for Mercury Prize.
The Sweet Billy Pilgrim band member Tim Elsenburg said, "I was working when I heard the shortlisted nominations, riding on the stool." those two facts gave me a feeling of conflict, time and space suddenly became very funny. We feel very honored that we are on the list, it`s a big honor."
And Florence Welch, the main vocalist of independent portfolio Florence and the Machine believes "great pleasure" at being nominated. Kasabian's Tom Meighan said, "I like making music." We deserve the nomination, don't we? Their nominated album "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" is their third one.
While Bat For Lashes, who have been nominated the second time, said, "I like to write some albums full of stories with beginning and ending." As for the other finalists, La Roux, Florence and the Machine,and Speech Debelle are her favorites. The previous year, the band Elbow got the prize by their fourth studio album "The Seldom Seen Kid". The final winner of Mecury Award this year will be published in London Britain. The winner will get the 200 thousand prize.