Mercury Prize nominees unveiled

Adele, Elbow, PJ Harvey and Tinie Tempah are among 12 nominees who could be crowned on September 6.
If you fancy a little – or massive great big flutter – we’ll give you the HP tips shortly. The early 4/1 favourite to pick up the gong and a tidy sum of £20,000 is Ms. Harvey, but we reckon there’s good value to be had elsewhere in a strong list of nominees:

Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
Elbow – Build A Rocket Boy
Katy B – On A Mission
James Blake – James Blake
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Tinie Tempah – Disc-O-Very
Metronomy – English Riviera
Adele – 21
Gwilym Simcock – Good Days At Schloss Elmau
Everything Everything – Man Alive
Ghostpoet – Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
King Creosote & Jonn Hopkins – Diamond Mine

Recent winners include The XX, Elbow, The Klaxons and Arctic Monkeys.