Mercury Prize

So it's that time again. Who is going to win the gong of death? For exactly 24 hours the winner will be shrouded in glory before being plunged into ultimate obscurity and ruin. More importantly for gamblers amongst us who are you going to bet on? Here's the list with some odds:

Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N' Cheek (4/1)
The xx – xx (4/1)
Paul Weller – Wake Up the Nation (6/1)
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea (6/1)
Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More (6/1)
Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can (6/1)
Foals – Total Life Forever (8/1)
Wild Beasts – Two Dancers (8/1)
Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions (8/1)
Villagers – Becoming a Jackal (10/1)
Kit Downes Trio – Golden (10/1)
I Am Kloot – Sky at Night (10/1)

Hold on! Dizzee you can't win again. Especially not with the disgustingly obvious sell out album that has has been raping the airwaves for the last year. Surely the Mercury's are about celebrating truly great albums that are well put together by brilliant musicians. Hold on! Biffy Clyro. We didn't realize the judges accepted whiny post-emo sweaty overly melodramatic noise. And finally...Mumford and Sons...laaame.

Dream Scenario #1:

The xx win...because however many billion times we listen to that album it will never get old, even though it is the sync-guy's go-to-record.

Dream Scenario #2:

Wild Beasts win on the strength of an amazing album containing an utterly glorious song:



Dream Scenario #3:

Laura Marling wins, marries Marcus Mumford, uses the prize money to go on a honeymoon in Alaska where he is eaten by a bear in an unfortunate picnic accident.