作者Eeli2008 (Eeli2008)
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標題[新聞] 2013年水星獎入圍名單公布
時間Thu Sep 12 19:11:37 2013
原文網址︰http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24050986
延伸閱讀(各張專輯簡介)︰http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24032548
2013 Mercury nominees in full
Arctic Monkeys – AM (released this week)
David Bowie - The Next Day (UK #1)
Disclosure – Settle (UK #1)
Foals - Holy Fire (UK #2)
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg (UK #1)
James Blake – Overgrown (UK #8)
Jon Hopkins – Immunity (UK #63)
Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle (UK #3)
Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon (UK #9)
Rudimental – Home (UK #1)
Savages - Silence Yourself (UK #19)
Villagers – Awayland (UK #16)
*() 專輯榜上最高名次
2013年水星獎名單公布，這項為英國及愛爾蘭最佳專輯設立的獎項，
入圍者將角逐兩萬英鎊的獎金。
名單是從220張以上、由唱片公司遞交給評審團的專輯中選出12張；
得獎者將於10月30日在倫敦公布。
David Bowie成為該獎成立以來年紀最長的入圍者。
只有五位入圍者是第一次入圍，包括 Laura Mvula、Jake Bugg、
Disclosure、Rudimental以及 Savages。
相較之下，Laura Marling以23歲之齡已經入圍了三次。
評審團主席 Simon Frith表示，今年的名單曲風多元，
代表沒有一個佔優勢的流行曲風。
一些遺珠包括 Bastille的 Bad Blood以及 London Grammar的 If You Wait等。
BBC娛樂記者 Mark Savage分析
目前音樂產業中單曲的重要性極高，故水星獎扮演的角色就是
讓一些沒有機會打進 Top 40單曲的歌手有獲得推薦的機會。
但今年的名單有很多人已經在商業上獲得成功，
這與以前有所不同。
有7位以前就已經入圍過，且有四張專輯曾登上專輯榜冠軍
(若 Arctic Monkeys新專也順利奪冠就是五張)。
去年名單上只有一張冠軍專輯，2010年更是一張都沒有。
不過名單仍然相當多元，從質樸的民謠到電子舞曲都有。
復出的David Bowie最受人矚目，然而水星獎有偏好頒給
debut專輯的現象，過去七位得獎者中有五位都是如此。
David Bowie, Jake Bugg and Laura Mvula in Mercury race
Rock legend David Bowie and newcomers Laura Mvula and Jake Bugg are among the
nominees for the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize.
The competition, which names the best British and Irish album of the year,
also includes Arctic Monkeys, Foals, Laura Marling, Rudimental and Savages.
Completing the list are Disclosure, Jon Hopkins, James Blake and Villagers.
"It's been a great year," said BBC 6 Music's Lauren Laverne, as she revealed
the shortlist for the ￡20,000 prize.
"It's always a challenging task to decide a shortlist of just 12 releases and
that has been made all the more difficult by the sheer volume and quality of
music that's been released."
The finalists were chosen from more than 220 albums, submitted to the panel
by their record labels. A winner will be announced on 30 October in London.
Bookmakers William Hill have installed Bowie as the favourite alongside the
Arctic Monkeys album AM.
Released this week, AM follows the Sheffield quartet's second headline slot
at Glastonbury in June, and a performance at last summer's Olympic opening
ceremony.
The group said they were "delighted and hugely flattered" by the nomination.
Bowie, aged 66 years, eight months and 3 days, is the Mercury Prize's oldest
nominee, beating renowned jazz pianist Stan Tracey by a month.
The Ziggy Stardust singer broke a 10-year silence in the early hours of 6
January this year by releasing a new single, Where Are We Now.
It preceded his 24th studio album, The Next Day, recorded in secret over two
years with long-time producer Tony Visconti.
He has never won the Mercury, now in its 21st year, whereas the Arctic
Monkeys picked up the accolade in 2006 for their debut album, Whatever People
Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
At the announcement, most artists were in awe of the prospect of Bowie
attending October's ceremony.
"It's surreal to be on the same shortlist," said electronic artist James
Blake. "But it’s a testament to how inventive and effortless [he is]."
"But what would be better out of meeting him and winning the Mercury? Winning
the Mercury."
Sales boost
Only five of this year's nominees are in the running for the first time.
Among them is BBC Sound Of 2013 candidate Laura Mvula, whose
critically-acclaimed Sing To The Moon mixes soul melodies, orchestral
flourishes and gospel chants.
Others include 19-year-old singer Bugg, dance duo Disclosure, exuberant dance
outfit Rudimental and the four-piece female guitar band, Savages.
Confessional singer-songwriter Laura Marling, on the other hand, notches up
her third nomination at the age of just 23.
Jon Hopkins, who has collaborated with Brian Eno and Coldplay, gets his
second commendation, this time for his expansive techno album, Immunity.
He said: "I am a bit stunned to have been nominated this year. For an album
of not exactly hummable electronic music to get such an accolade is amazing
and a total surprise."
Oxford quintet Foals are also on their second nomination, for the contorted
rock of their fourth album Holy Fire.
Drummer Jack Bevan remembered the 2010 ceremony, when the band lost to The
xx, as "a very weird experience".
"Every single person in the room has the same anxiety, so you have thousands
of people together who are not relaxed."
Despite that, bands appreciate the exposure a Mercury nomination can bring.
"It makes a huge difference," said Conor O'Brien, frontman of two-time
nominees Villagers.
"Last time, many more people bought our album, many more people came to our
shows.
"We just suddenly felt this mainstream interest - which was interesting for a
band like us, because we don't try to write the obvious, mainstream hits. We
just follow our dreams."
Simon Frith, chair of the judging panel, described the list as a celebration
of "a fascinating year for British and Irish music."
The eclectic mix of artists reflects "that there is no dominant pop sound" at
the moment, he told the BBC.
"You don't have Adele and all her imitators in the charts, so it's kind of an
open field."
A number of heavily tipped records failed to make the list, including London
Grammar's If You Wait and Bad Blood from pop four-piece Bastille.
The winner will be revealed on Channel 4 next month.
They will join previous victors such as Primal Scream, PJ Harvey, Pulp and
last year's winners Alt-J.
Analysis
Mark Savage
BBC News entertainment reporter
Right now, the single is the dominant format in the music industry - making
the Mercury Prize crucial for those newer, fringe artists who have no hope of
making the Top 40.
So it's strange that so many of this year's artists are already successful.
There are seven former nominees and four number one albums on the list (five
if Arctic Monkeys hit the top slot this weekend, as expected). Last year,
there was one chart-topper. In 2010, there were none.
But the selection is still surprisingly diverse - from Laura Marling's naked
folk confessionals to the rave-funk of Rudimental.
Resurrected rock colossus David Bowie is the headline-grabber but the Mercury
panel traditionally prefer debut albums to grand dames - five of the last
seven winners were first-timers.
The smart money is on dance duo Disclosure. Music fans would do well to check
out all of the nominees.
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推 c98518:今天聽的時候發現Disclosure有和之前BBC入圍的 09/12 19:30
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推 holicky:推Disclosure!!! 09/12 21:56
推 Hanabiayu:推Arctic Monkeys和Disclosure和Foals>__< Bastille好可 09/13 03:51
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