Mercury Prize nominations announced

Mercury Prize nominations announced

Jamie xx, Wolf Alice and Aphex Twin all receive nods

by Chris Bound: October 16, 2015
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The nominations for this year's Mercury Music Prize have been announced and the list is as eclectic as ever.

Jamie xx (pictured), Aphex Twin, Slaves, Florence & The Machine, Wolf Alice and more have all been given nominations this year, along with relatively unknown act C Duncan.

The winner of this year's prize will be announced on the 20th November and you can check out the full list of contenders below.

2015 MERCURY PRIZE NOMINEES
Aphex Twin - Syro
Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
Róisín Murphy - Hairless Toys
C Duncan - Architect
Eska - Eska
Florence and 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
Gaz Coombes - Matador
Slaves - Are You Satisfied?

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