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Mercury Prize nominees announced

Yes, it is that time of year for the baffling and somewhat odd Mercury Prize. Nominees for this year's award were announced today, and here they are.

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Latest comment by: imaginary dana: "I agree -- I thought the Basquiat Strings were interesting, and of course, love the Winehouse record.... but Jamie T. can totally suck it, and I'm not so fascinated by any of the others. Still, beats the Grammy nominations by miles."

NME keeps me baffled

So sometimes the "flavor of the week" syndrome on the other side of the pond is mind-boggling.

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Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "I love NME and I hate NME. They've given me so much great information and fed so many infatuations... but in the recent years there's been multiple times that I've been dupped by their glowing praise... and get stuck with some $20 import cd that ends up being ...