Nationwide Mercury Prize 2007 (Update)
一年一度的 Mercury Prize 將於 2007 年 9 月 4 日舉行和公報結果
今年將會是 Arctic Monkey 再下一城? 還是現時呼聲最高的 Amy Winehouse? 難度由另一大熱門 Nu-wave 組合 Klaxons 奪得? 或者像 2005 年一樣, 爆出像 Antony and the Johnsons 一樣的另類選擇?
今年的候選大碟如下:
Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
Dizzee Rascal – Maths and English
The View – Hats Off to the Buskers
Maps – We Can Create
Bat For Lashes – Fur and Gold
Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future
Jamie T – Panic Prevention
The Young Knives – Voices of Animals and Men
Fionn Regan – The End Of History
Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford – Basquiat Strings
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom
一如以往, 英國的各大搏彩公司當然不會放過這些大型的音樂典禮, 跟據今天 18th July 的賠率, 大熱門是 Amy Winehouse, 其次是 Arctic Monkeys, 第三和第四位分別是 Jaime T 和 Klaxons.
送上的是 Amy Winehouse 翻唱 The Zutons 的 Valerie
Valerie – covered by Amy Winehouse
And the winner is…
Klaxons win 2007 Nationwide Mercury Music Prize
‘Myths Of The Near Future’ triumphs
Klaxons has won the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Music Prize.
‘Myths Of The Near Future’ was crowned as the best album from this year’s 12-strong shortlist at the ceremony in London this evening.
The band – tearful from their surprise at winning – took the stage and the £20,000 winners check before delivering a chaotic thank you speech.
“This really is too much declared,” James Righton, while bandmate Jamie Reynolds added “It was the worst two hours of our sitting there not knowing if we’d won. It means so much.”
He added: “Mercury is about pushing music forward and that’s what we’ve done. It great that people have recognised
Righton also explained they had been motivated by last year’s winners Arctic Monkeys.
“A year ago we were in the studio making this album and we were sitting in the studio watching Arctic Monkeys win this,” he said. “We saw that and thought we have to make a new album.”
Speaking just after leaving the stage Simon Taylor explained the band were “stunned” to have won as they paid tribute to fellow nominees Bat For Lashes and Amy Winehouse.
“None of us can really comprehend what has happened this year,” concluded Righton. “We started as a joke and now here we are!”
http://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/30896
Klaxons speak after winning Mercury Music Prize
‘We’re in shock’ band tell NME.COM
Klaxons have spoken to NME.COM after winning the Nationwide Mercury Music Prize tonight (September 4).
The band scooped the award for their debut album ‘Myths Of the Near Future’ and admitted they were surprised to win.
“I’ve never felt this way in my life. This is shock beyond any kind of shock I’ve ever experienced,” James Righton told NME.COM. “We hoped we’d win it but we really thought Amy Winehouse or Bat For Lashes would win it.
“To win this is beyond and above any expectation we ever had. We thought we made a really strong record and we wanted to win. But realistically we heard everyone talking, we heard what people were saying and we didn’t think we would win. But we kept that belief… This is just ridiculous.”
http://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/30898
非常合理的賽果, 果然沒有買錯 Klaxons 的大碟 
Golden Skans – Klaxons
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