Arctic Monkeys have slipped from joint-first in the betting on this year's Mercury Music Prize.
Their Favourite Worst Nightmare LP was originally fancied alongside Amy Winehouse's Back To Black, but now finds itself down in fourth in the odds pecking order at 10/1.
Winehouse remains the bookies' favourite at 5/2, with Jamie T's Panic Prevention and Bat For Lashes (pictured), enjoying a surge of popularity for their Fur And Gold, in joint second at 3/1. The DiS vote would, if pushed, go to either of the second favourites. Personally, I'm feeling Natasha Khan and company.
Klaxons' Myths Of The Near Future is at 8/1 - good odds, those - with all other runners and riders looking less and less likely to feature prominently when the winner is announced in September. Dizzee Rascal's Maths & English, for an example, is an outsider at 25/1.
I.e. no fucking chance, mate. Sorry. Still, our Adam loves your record, so that's something to be pleased about...
"Personally, I'm feeling Natasha Khan"
You wish :)
so am I
she's just the best of the list
mercury
ooops..fionn regan to win...all the others are wannabees....
Rule out Amy
They like people who turn up to collect their award.
^ this ^
BfL to win.
Klaxons for the cup!
As long as it's not Biffy Clyro.
I hate them.
bf
fucking hell, has anyone on the judging panel actually listened to her album, or did they just look at the pictures and read the press pack whilst listening to proper music, by talented people?
I'm planning to bet on Basquiat Strings
If they do win (and this is a very tiny if), then I will be a rich man. He he
I also won't be too disapointed if Maps or Klaxons win either.
BFL MUST WIN!
coz i says so.
Jamie T
Maybe Jamie T will be able to buy some fucking toothpaste with his prize money...
I'm in two minds
I think BFL deserves it but all the hype and attention she'd get as a result might not be best for a musician like her. I dunno.
Give it Wino, she deserves some cheering up...
^
That's a way better idea. Just give it to the artist that most needs cheering up.
They could give the Brits some credibility by using the same criterion.
fionn
could sneak in the backdoor same way antony heggarty did.
that record is a peach, pisses on Jamie T
If Bat For Lashes win
it will be the best thing to happen ever...well, since Anthony and the johnstons won.
Pleaaaaaasssse Mercury Men and women make the right choice.
they will choose klaxons
purely because someone will say, "hey this band has basically caused a total fashion shift in the UK and inspired loads of other (albeit shit) bands to start."
Impending smugness
I put money on Bat For Lashes when the list was announced and they were 11-1. I shall be so smug if they win! It's a lovely album, too.
BAT FOR LASHES
to win...well i hope so anyway. They fucking deserve it for such a wonderful album.
Ben
I put money on Arctic Monkeys at about 11-1 too. I don't know where this idea that they were originally favourites has come from... they were about fourth favourites when the list was announced and they're still about fourth favourites and I'm still confident they'll win.
AMs were 4/1 joint favourites
when the shortlist was announced.
I was there.
I'm loving..
MAPS. Anyone else think he is totally underatted? I mean 'You Don't know her name' is wikkid!
you did know that...
young knives are in there, right. i love, to death, the bfl lp, and jamie t is among my most played right now, however the young knives are just so special, and not in a big yellow bus way. tyk all the way baby. woop woop. x
the young knives
are so not comparable to Bat for Lashes and maps... they're so mediocre!
Bat for Lashes on mtvU
Bat For Lashes is being featured on mtvU’s Hot Seat & Backstage Pass
http://www.mtvu.com/music/the_hot_seat/
http://www.mtvu.com/music/backstage_pass/
mercury
fionn regan to win...