Mercury tonight...

at the risk of damning her, as i did Laura Marling last year, my vote's for Lisa Hannigan. To be fair it's the only album on the list i own, but i've heard enough of Florence, La Roux, Kasabian and Bat for Lashes to know they ain't doing it for me. Plus, any album that's got a song called 'Splishy Spalshy' on it gets my vote, and Annie's! Go Lisa...



Here are the full odds (not a bad bet at 7/1):

11/4 Florence and the Machine

5/1 Bat for Lashes

5/1 Speech Debelle

6/1 The Horrors

7/1 Lisa Hannigan

15/2 Friendly Fires

9/1 La Roux

14/1 Kasabian

14/1 Glasvegas

25/1 Sweet Billy Pilgrim

33/1 The Invisible

33/1 Led Bib

Blimey... not what you'd call a vintage year

MERCURY shortlist, plus current odds:

Florence and the Machine – Lungs 5/1
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum 5/1
Bat for Lashes – Two Suns 6/1
La Roux – La Roux 6/1
Glasvegas – Glasvegas 6/1
Speech Debelle – Speech Therapy 8/1
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires 8/11
The Horrors – Primary Colours 8/1
Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew 8/1
The Invisible – The Invisible 10/1
Led Bib – Sensible Shoes 10/1
Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Twice Born Men 10/1

Mercury Prize

It's the Mercury Music Prize tonight, and my vote's for Laura Marling by a country (folky?) mile. Let's hope this vote of confidence doesn't ruin her chances...