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First handed out to rockers Primal Scream in
1992, the annual 25,000-pound ($34,385) prize shortlists 12
albums released by British and Irish acts in the United Kingdom
in the past year.
Considered less mainstream than the annual BRIT Awards, it is
open to all music genres.
In the running for album of the year are Parks' debut "Collapsed
in Sunbeams", composer Hannah Peel's "Fir Wave", and "Promises",
electronic music artist Floating Points' collaboration with
Pharoah Sanders and The London Symphony Orchestra.
Jazz musician Nubya Garcia is nominated for debut album
"Source", as are rappers Ghetts for "Conflict of Interest" and
Berwyn for his debut mixtape "Demotape/Vega".
Rock bands Mogwai and Black Country, New Road are nominated for
"As The Love Continues" and debut album "For the First Time"
respectively. Wolf Alice, who won the Mercury Prize in 2018, are
nominated for their chart-topping record "Blue Weekend".
Singer-songwriters Celeste's chart-topping debut "Not Your Muse"
and Laura Mvula's "Pink Noise", as well as elusive music
collective Sault's "Untitled (Rise)", complete the list.
"It is testament to the strength of British music that, during a
year which saw musicians face the toughest challenges of their
lives, so many remarkable albums came out nonetheless," this
year's judges said in a statement.
"There was an embarrassment of riches for this year’s Hyundai
Mercury Prize judges to choose from, but the final twelve show
how diverse, vibrant and far-reaching British music continues to
be."
This judging panel for the 2021 prize, which will be handed out
on Sept. 9 at an awards show in London, includes last year's
winner Michael Kiwanuka, musician Jamie Cullum, singer Anna
Calvi and DJ Annie Mac. ($1 = 0.7271 pounds)
(Reporting by Mindy Burrows and Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Writing
by Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
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