This years nominees for the prestigious Mercury Prize have been finalised and when you see who’s got a look in you realise it’s been a pretty damn strong year for music in the motherland.
Below are our personal faves from the list but if we had to choose, our money’s on the ill manored Plan B to take out the trophy and £20,000 large.
Click on the names for a taste of each record and let us know who’s your $ is on in the comments.