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It’s our yearly Mercury Music Prize episode of the Picky Bastards podcast. This year James Spearing joins the bastards and we talk through, argue and kick off about the 12 albums shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2024.
Who should win, who will win and who would drive us mad if they did win?
The full shortlist is below:
Barry Can’t Swim: ‘When Will We Land?’
BERWYN: ‘Who Am I’
Beth Gibbons: ‘Lives Outgrown’
Cat Burns: ‘early twenties’
Charli xcx: ‘BRAT’
CMAT: ‘Crazymad, for Me’
Corinne Bailey Rae: ‘Black Rainbows’
corto.alto: ‘Bad with Names’
English Teacher: ‘This Could Be Texas’
Ghetts: ‘On Purpose, With Purpose’
Nia Archives: ‘Silence Is Loud’
The Last Dinner Party: ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’
Which album are you rooting for this year?
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