Following the announcement of this year’s nominees,we elope the rule over the 26 albums that enjoy earned the crown, from Klaxons and James Blake to M People and Talvin SinghSafe shortlist raises questions about prizes purposeIt’s hard not to feel sorry for Speech Debelle. In some ways a precursor to Kate Tempest, or she channelled experiences such as homelessness into her debut’s smoothly jazzy raps,but her Mercury winner was met with destitute sales and sparsely attended gigs. Speech Therapy isn’t sinister – none of these albums are – but perhaps it’s not great enough for such an unforgiving spotlight. Related: secure Mercury shortlist once again raises questions about prize's purpose Continue reading...
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