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Wild Beasts up for Mercury Prize, about to tour (dates), giving away new 10" as MP3s

5258 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Wild Beasts @ Union Pool in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) England's Wild Beasts nabbed a nomination for this year's Mercury Prize for their record Two Dancers. The shortlist of nominees is below, and the winner will be announced September... more info

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Wild Beasts – “Through The Iron Gate”

5258 days ago

Stereogum — Wild Beasts were just nominated for the Mercury Prize, and they’re on tour again, so their label Domino is celebrating with this new EP featuring their single “We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues,” an acoustic version of “The Devi... more info

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New band of the day – No 833: David's Lyre

5265 days ago

Guardian Music — Despite its intimations of 1982 chart pop, Paul Dixon's catchy debut single treats you to something wayward and experimentalHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Paul Dixon (voice, guitar, lyre).The background: We don't know much about David's Lyre apart ... more info

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Sleeve Notes: The Mercury prize gets the temperature rising

5268 days ago

Guardian Music — As announcements go, this year's Mercury prize nominations didn't exactly set my world on fire (nor that of Alexis Petridis, who blogged on the announcement). Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Corinne Bailey Rae, I Am Kloot ... I guess the judges liked ... more info

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Wild Beasts Nominated For Mercury Prize, Play Select North American Cities

5271 days ago

Altsounds — Congratulations to Domino Recording artists *Wild Beasts, *whose stunning sophomore album *Two Dancers*has been nominated for the *2010 Mercury Prize for Album of the Year! *View the entire list of this year's nominees here: http://www.mercurypriz... more info

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Mercury prize nominations: Brits are back on song

5271 days ago

Guardian Music — After years in the shadow of Brooklyn bands, the British album is stronger than ever. Rosie Swash salutes a Mercury shortlist that reflects the boom in homegrown talentHas there ever been a more maligned award than the Mercury music prize? The annual... more info

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Mercury prize shortlist sees return of banjos but barely a beard in sight

5271 days ago

Guardian Music — Shortlist for music prize reflects genre's resurgence but few surprise nominations as judges opt to play safePut on your floral dress, roll out the checked shirt and dust off your banjo. Nu-folk quietly, gently and melodically infused this year's Bar... more info

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Paul Weller, The xx, Wild Beasts Named In Mercury Music Prize 2010 Shortlist

5271 days ago

Addict Music — The shortlist for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize has been announced this morning and this time it is surprisingly predicatble. more info

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Mercury prize 2010: a heavyweight lineup avoids controversy

5271 days ago

Guardian Music — After last year's unfortunate events, the 2010 shortlist reflects an understandably cautious preference for the tried and testedGallery: All the Mercury nominees and their oddsMercury prize 2010: Dizzee Rascal and the xx lead nominationsTowards the e... more info