The Guardian first album award 2012: our shortlist

Here are the 10 contenders for one of British pop's 50 most covetable awards. But who is your favourite?Once again, it's time for the Guardian first album award, our prize for the best British debut of last year. The 10 contenders from 2011 take in dubstep, woozy Lolita pop, stirring gothic and more, but which will impress our judges the most? Those judges – Alexis Petridis, Rebecca Nicholson, Kitty Empire and Tim Jonze, joined by last year's winner Gold Panda, and Nicky Wire of Manic Street P...

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