The key dates for the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize 'Albums of the Year' are:
Shortlist Announcement: Wednesday 11 September
Awards Show: Wednesday 30 October
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Katy B
What Love Is Made Of
Columbia
Perhaps more than any of her musical peers, Katy B has come to represent the unlikely confluence of underground expression and mainstream appeal so prevalent in contemporary... »More
What Love Is Made Of
Columbia
Perhaps more than any of her musical peers, Katy B has come to represent the unlikely confluence of underground expression and mainstream appeal so prevalent in contemporary... »More
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Retreat
Daptone
After two years spent touring 2010's I Learned The Hard Way, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings locked themselves away for a year in their Brooklyn base, penning songs for their... »More
Retreat
Daptone
After two years spent touring 2010's I Learned The Hard Way, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings locked themselves away for a year in their Brooklyn base, penning songs for their... »More
Temples
Colour To Life
Directed by Ed Miles
The continuing Psyche renaissance finds an unlikely platform in Kettering, the sleepy Northamptonshire town that Temples call home. Although the band have only released a handful... »More
Colour To Life
Directed by Ed Miles
The continuing Psyche renaissance finds an unlikely platform in Kettering, the sleepy Northamptonshire town that Temples call home. Although the band have only released a handful... »More
The National
Sea of Love
Directed by Sophia Peer
Since forming in 1999, The National have gradually become one of America's best loved bands, their mix of complex ideas and accessible songwriting becoming more sophisticated... »More
Sea of Love
Directed by Sophia Peer
Since forming in 1999, The National have gradually become one of America's best loved bands, their mix of complex ideas and accessible songwriting becoming more sophisticated... »More
Is Tropical
I'm Leaving
Kitsune
The outrageous videos for singles The Greeks and Dancing Anymore have certainly helped raise Is Tropical's profile outside of the UK (the latter lasting only an hour on... »More
I'm Leaving
Kitsune
The outrageous videos for singles The Greeks and Dancing Anymore have certainly helped raise Is Tropical's profile outside of the UK (the latter lasting only an hour on... »More
MS MR
Secondhand Rapture
RCA
Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow set out their stall with a flurry of EPs last year, each one affirming the duo's shared passion for pitch perfect Pop presented in its most... »More
Secondhand Rapture
RCA
Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow set out their stall with a flurry of EPs last year, each one affirming the duo's shared passion for pitch perfect Pop presented in its most... »More
Beck: Song Reader Live
Barbican, London
Thursday 4th July
Beck's ambitious Song Reader project is brought to life by an all-star cast. Beck himself heads up a bill that features Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton, Villagers, Guillemots,... »More
Barbican, London
Thursday 4th July
Beck's ambitious Song Reader project is brought to life by an all-star cast. Beck himself heads up a bill that features Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton, Villagers, Guillemots,... »More
Big Deal
Think Tank, Newcastle
Wednesday 12th July
This week Big Deal premiered their new single Dream Machine, a warm and fuzzy slab of Shoegaze-indebted Indie that makes for perfect listening in the current sunshine. As well as... »More
Think Tank, Newcastle
Wednesday 12th July
This week Big Deal premiered their new single Dream Machine, a warm and fuzzy slab of Shoegaze-indebted Indie that makes for perfect listening in the current sunshine. As well as... »More
Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions
Over the past few months Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions hosted a series of incredible shows at The Hospital Club in London's Covent Garden, with some of the biggest names... »More
Over the past few months Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions hosted a series of incredible shows at The Hospital Club in London's Covent Garden, with some of the biggest names... »More
Space Oddity
After the release of The Next Day and a retrospective exhibition at the V&A, it's no surprise that David Bowie has dominated the world's media of late. The... »More
After the release of The Next Day and a retrospective exhibition at the V&A, it's no surprise that David Bowie has dominated the world's media of late. The... »More
Suede
The new series of Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions starts on Channel 4 at 12.15am on Wed 22 May, kicking off with the legendary Suede. Click the image above for exclusive tracks.
Palma Violets
The new series of Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions continues on Channel 4 on Wed 29 May, with the dynamic Palma Violets. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
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