Mercury Prize Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2015 Mercury Prize were announced this morning. The shortlist, which consists of 12 albums, was announced in stages on BBC 6 Music. Read on to find out who has been nominated.

The nominees for the 2015 Mercury Prize are:

Aphex Twin – Syro

Wolf Alice – My Love is Cool

Wolf Alice at Lollapalooza Berlin 2015. © All Things Loud/Berksun Doganer

Roisin Murphy – Hairless Toys

Roisin Murphy at Down the Rabbit Hole Festival. © All Things Loud/Jack Parker

C Duncan – Architect

Eska – Eska

Florence + the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful


Ghostpoet – Shedding Skin


Benjamin Clementine – At Least For Now


Jamie XX – In Colour


SOAK – Before We Forgot How to Dream

SOAK at London Calling Festival. © All Things Loud/Jack Parker

Gaz Coombes – Matador


Slaves – Are You Satisfied?

Slaves at Lowlands 2015. © All Things Loud/Jack Parker

This year’s Mercury Prize will take place on Friday, 20 November.