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2007 Nationwide Mercury Music Award Finalists

Noahplaid_thumb By Noah 399 days ago Updated 309 days ago 209 Views 2 Comments
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Introduction

This is a prestigious award for the top British or Irish album of the year. Its open to all genres of music. Past winners have included Franz Ferdinand and the Arctic Monkeys. I've only heard five of these bands so I've got some listening to do.

The Klaxons won this thing. I've added a video to their list item and also a kickass video from Bat for Lashes.

ENJOY!!!

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Amy Winehouse

www.amywinehouse.com/

love the rehab song although seeing her before and after pictures is slightly disturbing.
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Arctic Monkeys

www.arcticmonkeys.com/

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Basquait Strings

www.myspace.com/basquiatstrings

interesting name. will investigate.
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Bat for Lashes

www.batforlashes.co.uk/audio/

watch the "what's a girl to do" video on here site. Its pretty awesome. Bicycles, furries, and some sandra dee undertones...only totally different.

5
 

Dizzee Rascal

www.dizzeerascal.co.uk/

sounds like a blend of cypress hill and dougie fresh. Sweet.
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Fionn Regan

www.fionnregan.com/listeningpost/index.htm

sounds a bit like Damien Rice at first glance. Acoustic guitar, folky, irish. I like me a good Irish troubadour sometimes.
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Jamie T

www.jamie-t.com/

drunk streets
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Klaxons

www.klaxons.net/

My pick. Wish I would have seen them when they were here.

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Maps

profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.vie…

couldn't listen because Myspace sucks ass!
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New Young Pony Club

 
3 chicks and 2 dudes. Sounds like a recipe for success.

Plus read this nugget from their site:

Tahita Bulmer and Andy Spence are explaining their band, New Young Pony Club.

Tahita: The thing with us is, we’re not 15-year-old boys singing in a garage with leather jackets and a manifesto.
Andy: We do have a manifesto.
Tahita: But it’s a lot less bombastic… It’s a subtle manifesto.
Andy: What Tahita is trying to say is that most bands…
Tahita: No, what I am saying…
Andy: Well, this is the obviously the other thing with us: antagonistic affection…
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The View

www.theviewareonfire.com/

Personally I thought they were better with Rosie but....oh wait different topic.

Love their URL. the View are on FIRE!

I like the sweetness and ooohhs in the background.
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The Young Knives

www.theyoungknives.com/site.php

goofy bastards they are...

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great links to new music...! i like that bat for lashes chick.
690384644305_thumb kellyposted 399 days ago
Man, I'm out of touch. I never heard of any of these.
Simpsoned_thumb Normposted 399 days ago
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