- Music
- 20 Jul 10
The xx favourites to win the Mercury Music Prize
Villagers are the rank outsiders – which means loads of lovely lucre for us all when he wins!
Ladbrokes have released the first book on the Mercury Music Prize, which has The xx as its hot 5/2 favourites.
With Villagers at an extremely generous 25/1, we’d definitely stick a few yo-yos on Conor J. O’Brien & Co. to emerge victorious on September 7.
The full list of runners and riders are:
The xx - xx 5/2
Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
4/1
Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
7/1
Foals - Total Life Forever
7/1
Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
7/1
Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea
12/1
I Am Kloot - Sky At Night
12/1
Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N' Cheek
14/1
Paul Weller - Wake Up The Nation
16/1
Kit Downes Trio - Golden
20/1
Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
25/1
Villagers - Becoming A Jackal 25/1
