Mercury Music Prize Nominees Reactions
The Mercury Music Prize nominees were announced yesterday, and some of the artists have given their reactions to being nominated. It must be fashionable to feign ignorance of what an award is about, even though you know secretly, they are all desperate to win.
Natasha Khan, lead singer for Bat for Lashes, whose Fur and Gold is up, preferred to focus on others’ chances. She told BBC 6 Music: “I want the Klaxons to win because I think they’re really sweet and they do good interesting visual stuff.
“And I really like Dizzee Rascal as well because I like having a bit of a dance. And there’s some that I haven’t heard of which I’d like to check out - Basquiat Strings sounds quite interesting.”
Tahita Bulmer, who fronts New Young Pony Club, did not hide her pride at their selection: “We always believed we crafted an album that was something new and innovative.
“I think a lot of people haven’t yet realised that what a new sound, what we’ve done is. They are still trying to lump us in with the nu rave scene or whatever.”However, The View’s bassist Kieran Webster claimed he was unaquainted with the Mercury prize: “I’ve never really followed this prize before, or any other kind of awards. I’m grateful to be up for it, but it’s just that it’s all new to me.”
And Henry Dartnall, from The Young Knives, appeared even more bemused: “I don’t know what the criteria for inclusion is. Isn’t it that you’re the best? Or in the group that are the best for that year. That’s what that is, isn’t it?“
The early betting odds are in and no surprise that joint favourites for the prize are Arctic Monkeys and Amy Winehouse, both sitting at 4-1 for the prize. It actually doesn’t bother me who wins, as just looking through the list reminds me of what a great year British music has had again. Regardless of who ends up being handed the prize, British music is in a very healthy position, with new and exciting bands coming through all the time.
Sorry to all my fellow musos in the b5 Music channel but…
Britain = The best music in the world.
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