For the final post in what I accidentally seem to have christened Awards Autumn, let’s find out who won the 2014 Mercury Music Prize. The ceremony took place just a few days ago at The Roundhouse in the north of London.
Let’s begin by looking back at the shortlist:
- Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots
- Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow
- Anna Calvi – One Breath
- East India Youth – Total Strife Forever
- FKA twigs – LP1
- GoGo Penguin – v2.0
- Jungle – Jungle
- Nick Mulvey – First Mind
- Polar Bear – In Each and Every One
- Royal Blood – Royal Blood
- Kate Tempest – Everybody Down
- Young Fathers – Dead
The prize was presented by Nick Grimshaw to Young Fathers, which had apparently only sold a couple of thousand copies prior to its nomination. It will no doubt do a bit better now…
Here’s some of the coverage:
See also: Mercury Prize Winners 1992-2013, Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2013, Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2012.