Preposterous ... and primed for Mercury glory

Roundhouse, London NW1It's that time of year again. Feigning astonishment at the nominations for the annual Mercury Prize is as inevitable as the boom in demand for wellies during festival season. So while last week's strong showing by a pleasingly wide variety of female solo artists, not just the self-consciously loopy ones with courageous fashion sense, is A Good Thing, it's more the reflection of a dominant trend than a genuine surprise. As for grumbling about whatever the hell so-and-so is d...

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