Dave, Idles and slowthai are among the many performers on the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize.
This 12 months’s ceremony on September 19 at Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo might be hosted by BBC Music’s Lauren Laverne and also will see performances from shortlisted acts Anna Calvi, Cate Le Bon and Cassie Kinoshi’s SEED Ensemble, with extra artists set to be confirmed within the coming weeks.
Rapper Dave has been nominated for his acclaimed LP ‘Psychodrama’, rockers IDLES acquired the nod for ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’ and slowthai is up for his debut studio album ‘Nothing Great About Britain’.
The checklist is accomplished by The 1975 , who’ve been shortlisted for the distinguished Album of the Year prize for his or her third studio LP ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’ and Foals, Little Simz, Fontaines D.C., NAO and Black Midi for his or her respective albums; ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1’, ‘Grey Area’, ‘Dogrel’, ‘Saturn’ and ‘Schlagenheim.
Last 12 months’s profitable report got here from rock group Wolf Alice who picked up the statuette for his or her second album ‘Visions of a Life’.
Radio 1’s Annie Mac, ‘On My Mind’ hitmaker Jorja Smith, grime famous person Stormzy, Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes and Vice UK editorial director and Guardian contributor Tshepo Mokoena will function judges.
Live protection might be aired on BBC Four and BBC Radio 6 Music.
The 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize albums of the 12 months:
Anna Calvi – ‘Hunter’
Black Midi – ‘Schlagenheim’
Cate Le Bon – ‘Reward’
Dave – ‘Psychodrama’
Foals – ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1’
Fontaines D.C. – ‘Dogrel’
IDLES – ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’
Little Simz – ‘Grey Area’
NAO – ‘Saturn’
SEED Ensemble – ‘Driftglass’
Slowthai – ‘Nothing Great About Britain’
The 1975 – ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’
