Riding the Shortlist
Reported by margaret
The 10 finalists for the US version of the Mercury Music Prize, known as the Shortlist Prize, have been announced. This list honors what they feel are influential albums that have yet to go gold in the US. The winner will be announced Nov 10th in LA during a concert featuring the bands nominated.
Finalists for the 2004 Shortlist Prize are:
Air's Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks)
Dizzee Rascal's Boy in Da Corner (Matador/XL)
Franz Ferdinand's self-titled Domino/Epic debut
Ghostface Killah's The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam)
the Killers' Hot Fuss (Island)
Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose (Interscope)
Nellie McKay's Get Away From Me (Columbia)
the Streets' A Grand Don't Come for Free (Vice)
TV On The Radio's Desparate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes (Touch & Go)
Wilco's A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch)